Honi language


The Honi language, also known as Haoni, Baihong, Hao-Bai, or Ho, is a language of the Loloish branch of the Tibeto-Burman linguistic group spoken in Yunnan, China. The Chinese government groups speakers of this language into the Hani nationality, one of China's 56 recognized nationalities and considers the language to be a dialect of the wider Hani languages. Honi itself is divided into two distinct dialects, Baihong and Haoni, which may be separate languages.

Phonology

Consonants

A voiceless // may also be realized as a lateral fricative .

Vowels

In the Mojiang dialect, vowel length is distinctive among vowels // and syllabic vowels //.