Nasu, Wusa

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
yig
Alternate Names
Eastern Yi
Population

500,000 (2007), decreasing. Ethnic population: 700,000.

Location

Guizhou Province, Weining Yi-Hui-Miao and Dafang autonomous counties, Hezhang and Pan counties; west Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

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

Bijie, Dafang, Qian Xi. Reported low intelligibility between dialects.

Typology

SOV

Language Use

Home, village, market. All ages. Neutral attitudes.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Low. Literacy rate in L2: Moderate in Chinese. Taught at Guizhou Institute of Nationalities. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nasu, Wusa
Writing
Yi script, traditional.
Other Comments

Officially classified within Yi nationality.