Bunu, Bu-Nao

Introduction

Bunu, Bu-Nao is a language of China. It is spoken in Western Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 22 counties: Du’an, Bama, Dahua, Lingyun, Nandan, Tiandong, Tianyang, Pingguo, Fengshan, Donglan, Hechi, Mashan, Bose, Tianlin, Leye, Tiandeng, Xincheng, Shanglin, Long’an, Debao, Laibin, and Luocheng; Guizhou Province, Libo county; Yunnan Province, Funing county.

Dialects

Bunuo (Pu No), Cingsui Longlin, Dongnu (Bunu, Punu, Tung Nu), Hontou Longlin, Naogelao (Baonuo, Nao Khalo, Nao Klao, Nau Klau, Pounou), Numao (Hong Yao, Nu Mhou), Nunu. The dialects listed may be at least 5 languages (D. Strecker 1987), communication is difficult (McConnell 1995).

The Bunu, Bu-Nao Verb

Verblist

• ɣo6 -- to fall
• he1, po7 -- to open, uncover
• hu7 -- to drink
• ken3, li6 -- to choose
• kha1 -- to tie up, fasten
• lɔ4, tɔ2 -- to come
• ɬo3 -- to spit
• m̥ɛ5 -- to sniff, smell
• mpo3 -- to sew
• mpo8, ntɔ3 -- to cut, hack
• n̥ɔŋ1 -- to dig
• nɔŋ2 -- to eat
• ntɕe5 -- to climb
• ntɬau4 -- to flow
• ntsha1 -- to fear
• ntu3 -- to vomit
• ntu8 -- to hit
• ȵi1 -- to sit
• ȵiŋ6 -- to steal
• ŋi4 -- to think
• ŋkau1 -- to cry
• pa1 -- to know, be knowledgeable
• pau5 -- to sleep
• pɔ8 -- to see
• phju1 -- to blow
• pu6 ɳʈa8 -- to hide
• shi3 mpa5 -- to dream
• sho3 -- to stand
• sɯ4 -- to buy
• ʈa3 -- to burn
• ʈau5 ŋka2 -- to hunt
• ʈɔ2 -- to walk
• tɔ5 -- to kill
• tɔ6 -- to die, be dead
• tɔ8 -- to bite
• tɕəŋ5 -- to hear
• tɯ2, vaŋ6 -- to say
• ʈo8, lo1 -- to cook
• tu3 -- to pound, beat
• vɔ4 -- to swell
• ʑəŋ5 -- to fly
• ʑu2 -- to swim
• θu6 -- to work