Derung language
| Drung | |
|---|---|
| Dulong, Derung, Qiuzu | |
| Tvrung kvt | |
| Pronunciation | [tə˧˩ɻuŋ˥˧ kət˥] |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Yunnan, Tibet |
| Ethnicity | Anu (northern Anung) of Nu nationality Derung people |
Native speakers | (10,000 cited 2000–2013) |
| Dialects |
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| Latin script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | duu |
| Glottolog | drun1238 Drung |
| ELP | Drung |
Dulong (simplified Chinese: 独龙语; traditional Chinese: 獨龍語; pinyin: Dúlóng) or Drung, Derung, Rawang, or Trung, is a Sino-Tibetan language in China. Dulong is closely related to the Rawang language of Myanmar (Burma). Although almost all ethnic Derung people speak the language to some degree, most are multilingual, also speaking Burmese, Lisu, and Mandarin Chinese except for a few very elderly people.
Dulong is also called: Taron, Kiu, Qui, Kiutze, Qiuzi, Kiupa, Kiao, Metu, Melam, Tamalu, Tukiumu, Qiu, Nung, Nu-tzŭ.