Choni language

Choni
Thewo-Chone
Cone Tibetan
tço.ne
Pronunciation[tɕo.ne]
Native toChina
RegionGansu, Sichuan
Native speakers
150,000 (2004)
Dialects
  • Thewo
  • Hbrugchu
Language codes
ISO 639-3cda
Glottologchon1285
ELPChoni
Choni is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Choni (Jonê) and Thewo are dialects of a Tibetic language spoken in western China in the vicinity of Jonê County.

Choni has four contrastive aspirated fricatives: /sʰ/ /ɕʰ/, /ʂʰ/, /xʰ/.