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Nisu, Southern

A language of China

ISO 639-3: nsd

Population	210,000 (2007), decreasing.
Region	Yunnan Province, Honghe, Yuanyang, Mojiang, Simao, Lüchun (Eastern), Jinping, Pu’er, Shiping (Southern), Yuanjiang (Southeastern) counties.
Language map	Southwestern China
Alternate names	Yuan-Mo Yi
Dialects	Yuanyang Nisu, Mojiang Nisu. Related to Northern Nisu [yiv], Southwestern Nisu [nsv].
Classification	Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Burmic, Ngwi, Northern
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. Home, village. Mainly adults. Neutral attitude. Also use the local Chinese [cmn].
Comments	Classified as Yi nationality. Agriculturalists; animal husbandry. Polytheist, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BAI Bibo; CHAN, Ken; YANG Liujin, authors. 2006. Language use and language attitudes among rural Nisu.

BAI Bibo; CHAN, Ken; YANG Liujin, authors. 2008. "Language use and language attitudes among rural Nisu."  

FINE, Cathryn, author. 2009. "Nisu dialect geography."