[5] A total of 70–80% of Jinuo people can speak either of the Jino varieties fluently.
[10] The exact classification of Jino within the Loloish branch of Sino-Tibetan language family remains uncertain.
[13] The Youle Jino language features five tonemes: /55/, /44/, /33/, /31/, and /35/, with /35/ primarily appearing in loanwords.
The tonal system of Jino, as spoken in Baka village, aligns closely with the previously reconstructed *Proto-Lolo tones.
[1] The Jino used engraved wooden or bamboo boards to record debts between villages.