Woni (; autonym: ') is a Southern

Loloish language The Loloish languages, also known as Yi in China and occasionally Ngwi or Nisoic, are a family of fifty to a hundred Sino-Tibetan languages spoken primarily in the Yunnan province of China. They are most closely related to Burmese and its relat ...

spoken in

Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonomous County Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in the west central part of Yunnan Province, China. Administrative divisions In the present, Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonom ...

and

Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County () is an autonomous county located in the central part of Yunnan Province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Yuxi. Administrative divisions Xinping Yi and Da ...

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...

, China. The most extensive description of Woni to date is that of Yang (2016). There are 5,406 speakers of Woni in south-central Yunnan, China. Yang (2016) covers the Woni dialect of Leda village (勒达村), Xinping County. Gao (1955) covers the dialect of Yangwu Town (扬武镇), Xinping County.

Classification

Yang (2016) classifies Woni as a Hao-Bai (Haoni-Baihong) language.

Distribution

Woni speakers are located in the following villages (Yang 2016:1-2). *

Eshan Yi Autonomous County Eshan Yi Autonomous County (; Yi: ) is located in Yuxi, in the central part of Yunnan Province, China. Administrative divisions Eshan Yi Autonomous County has 2 subdistricts, 3 towns and 3 townships. ;2 subdistricts * Shuangjiang () * Xiaojie ...

峨山县 **Chahe Township 岔河乡: Huilong 回龙村, Qinglongzhai 青龙寨, Halong 哈龙, Buduchong 布度冲, Sanjiaren 三家人, Xinzhai 新寨, Jiuzhai 旧寨, Wumu 乌木村, Xiejia 谢家村, Pengzuba 棚祖坝, Liangjia 梁家村, etc. **Huanian Town 化念镇: Luolihe 罗里河, Yangmaochong 羊毛冲, Laoxingzhai 老行寨, Malutang 马鹿塘, Tadamo 他达莫, Fatushan 法图山, etc. *

新平县 **Yani District 亚尼社区: Leda 勒达小组 and Chahe 岔河小组 **Yangwu Town 扬武镇: Julali Village 居拉里村 (originally from Malutang 马鹿塘 and Laoxingzhai 老行寨, Eshan County) (language now extinct) *

Jinning County Jinning District () is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, Southwest China. The formation of the district was approved on November 24, 2016, after the dissolution of the former ''Jinnin ...

晋宁县: Xiyang Township 夕阳乡 (in 6 villages) *

Shiping County Shiping County () is a county in the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the southern part of the Yunnan province, China. It is located about from Kunming, the provincial capital. The county has a population of approximately 280,000 an ...

石屏县: Longwu Town 龙武镇 (in Yuying Village 育英村) A similar language variety is spoken in

Tonghai County Tonghai County () is located in Yuxi Prefecture-level City, Yunnan Province, China. Geography Tonghai County occupies the fertile valley of Qilu Lake, surrounded on all sides by mountains. The county seat is located on the south side of the lak ...

, in (''Tonghai County Gazetteer'' 1992:611-612): *Tuantian Village 团田村: in Meiziqing 梅子箐, Maweizhai 马尾寨, and Dujiacun 独家村 *Shuitang Village 水塘村: in Xinzhai 新寨

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