Nungish languages

The nungischen languages ​​( also Dulong languages, Drung languages, Trung languages ​​or Rawang languages) form a small subgroup of the Tibeto-Burman languages ​​, a primary branch of the Sino Tibetan. The four languages ​​are spoken by 140,000 people in southern China, northern Myanmar and Northeast India.

The single most important language is Rawang ( Nung Rawang ) with 120,000 speakers, of which 60,000 each in India and Burma. The drying, which has given the subcategory name is only spoken by about 800 people who ever live half in Myanmar and China. While the 6,000 people counted ethnic group of drying include in Myanmar, the 400 speaker of the Nung in China part of the Nu nationality. The main language of China nungische but the Drung ( alteration ) controlled by the alteration (about 7,500 people ) and is spoken by around 8,800 Nu.

Classification and sub-units

• Sino-Tibetan Tibetobirmanisch Nungisch Rawang ( Nung Rawang, Rawan, Rwan, Ch'opa, Kiutze ) ( 120,000 ) Dialects: Hpungsi, Htiselwang, Matwamly, Mutwang, Sertha, Serwang, Wadamkong, Wahke, Taron, Tangsarr, Longmi, Zithung; Kunlang

Classification, dialects and numbers of speakers according to the given web link.