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Nisu, Southwestern

A language of China

ISO 639-3: nsv

Population	15,000 (2007), decreasing.
Region	Yunnan Province, Jiangcheng, Simao, Mojiang, Lüchun (western), Pu’er counties.
Language map	Southwestern China, reference number 7
Dialects	Yuanyang Nisu, Mojiang Nisu. Related to Northern Nisu [yiv], Southern Nisu [nsd].
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. Mainly adults. Also use the local Chinese [cmn].

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."