Nisu, Southwestern

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
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Population

15,000 (2007), decreasing.

Location

Yunnan Province, Jiangcheng, Simao, Mojiang, Lüchun (western), Pu’er counties.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Ngwi-Burmese, Ngwi, Southeastern
Dialects

Mojiang Nisu, Yuanyang Nisu. Related to Northern Nisu [yiv] and Southern Nisu [nsd].

Language Use

Use higher for older people, women, uneducated men, or villages further removed from main roads. Nisu living in cities or counties are generally Sinicized. Mainly adults. Also use the local Chinese [cmn].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nisu, Southwestern
Writing
Yi script, traditional, limited usage.