Nisu language
| Nisu | |
|---|---|
| Southern Yi | |
| Native to | China |
| Ethnicity | Yi |
Native speakers | 300,000 apart from Northern (2004–2007)[2] 160,000 Northern (no date)[3] |
| Yi logograms | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:nsd – Southernyiv – Northernnos – Easternnsv – Southwestern (duplicate or spurious code)[1]nsf – Northwestern |
| Glottolog | nisu1237 Nisu–Nyisu |
Nisu (Southern Yi) is a language cluster spoken by half a million Yi people of China. It is one of six Yi languages recognized by the government of China. The Yi script was traditionally used, though few can still read it.[2] According to Lama (2012), Nisu (Nishu) autonyms include ne̠˧su˥, ne̱˧su˥pʰo˨˩, and nʲe̠˧ʂu˥.
References
- ^ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
- ^ a b Southern at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Northern at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Eastern at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Southwestern (duplicate or spurious code)[1] at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Northwestern at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Northern Nisu at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
