| Na | |
|---|---|
| Narua | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Sichuan |
| Ethnicity | Mosuo |
Native speakers | 47,000 (2010)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nru |
| Glottolog | yong1270 |
Na (orNarua,Mosuo) is a language of theNaish subbranch of theNaic group of theSino-Tibetan languages.
Yongning Na, which is spoken inYongning Township,Ninglang County,Lijiang,Yunnan,China, has been documented by Jacques and Michaud (2011).[2] It has three tonal levels.[3] A trilingual dictionary is available online.[4]
Lataddi Narua is notable for having only twotonal levels.[5]
| Front | Central | Back | ||
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| Close | i | ɯ | u | |
| Mid | ɛ | ə | ɤ | ɔ |
| Open | æ,æ̃ | ɑ | ||
| Syllabic | v̩ | |||
Narua's default word order isagent–object–verb, although expression of all verb arguments is not obligatory.
Narua markssentence topics withjjo/dʑo˥/ after a topicalized clause or noun phrase.
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| WesternHimalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand,Nepal,Sikkim) |
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| Myanmar and Indo- Burmese border |
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| Dubious (possible isolates,Arunachal) |
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