Sani language

Sani
Sani
Southeastern Yi
Nì
Native to	China
Ethnicity	Yi
Native speakers	100,000 (2007)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Lolo-Burmese Loloish Southeastern Sani–Azha Sani; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Yi script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ysn
Glottolog	sani1269

Sani (Chinese: 撒尼 Sani) is one of the Loloish languages spoken by the Yi people of China. It is one of six Yi languages recognized by the Chinese government, under the name Southeastern Yi.

The Sani [sa˨˩ni˨˩] call themselves [ni˨˩]. Their language is distinct from the closely related Samei, whose speakers call themselves Sani [sa˨˩ni˥˧].^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Sani at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[e18-1] Sani at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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