Nusu language
| Nusu | |
|---|---|
| Native to | China |
| Ethnicity | Nu |
Native speakers | 13,000 (2007)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nuf |
| Glottolog | nusu1239 |
Nusu (autonym: nu˧su˧) is a Loloish language spoken by the Nu people of China. There are three dialects: Northern, Southern, and Central. The Central dialect of Miangu is the prestige dialect and is understood fairly well by speakers of other dialects.[1]
Lama (2012) observes a sound change *r- > Ø- from Proto-Loloish as a Nusoish innovation.
Distribution
The three Nusu dialects are spoken in the following locations (Nusuzu Nusuyu Jianzhi 怒族怒苏语简志 1986).
- Southern AKA Guoke-Puluo dialect: northern Lushui County 泸水县, in Guoke 果科,[2] Puluo 普洛,[3] Tongping 同坪,[4] Jiajia 加甲[5] (3,000 speakers)
- Central AKA Zhizhiluo-Laomudeng dialect: southern Fugong County 福贡县, in Pihe 匹河怒族乡,[6] Zhizhiluo 知之罗,[7][8] Laomudeng 老姆登,[9] Miangu 棉古,[10] Shawa 沙瓦,[11] Zileng 子楞[12] (4,000 speakers)
- Northern AKA Wawa-Kongtong dialect: Fugong County 福贡县, in Wawa 瓦娃,[13][14] Kongtong 空通,[15][16] Youduoluo 有夺洛[17] (2,000 speakers)
References
- ^ a b Nusu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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