Hlersu
PrintA language of China
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Lesu, Sansu, Shansu
Population
15,000 (2007), decreasing.
Location
Central Yunnan Province, Zhenyuan and Shuangbai counties, scattered mountaintop locations; Yuanjiang county, 38 villages; Xinping county, 40 villages; Eshan county, 6 villages; Shiping county, 5 villages.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Dialects
Related to Lolopo [ycl].
Language Use
Being replaced by Nisu and Chinese (2007). Home, village. Also use Nisu or Chesu [ych] (Bradley 2007).
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