Nusu
A language of China
| Population | 12,000 (Bradley 2007). 1,000 monolinguals. 2,000 in Northern Nusu, 4,000 in Southern Nusu, and 6,000 in Central Nusu. |
| Region | Yunnan Province, Nujiang Lusu Autonomous Prefecture, south Fugong and northeast Lushui counties. |
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Southwestern China |
| Dialects | Northern Nusu (Wawa-Kongtong), Southern Nusu (Guoke-Puluo), Central Nusu (Zhizhiluo-Laomudeng). Dialects not inherently mutually intelligible. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Burmic, Ngwi, Central |
| Language use | Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Intellectuals want to preserve it. Most also use Lisu [lis] or Mandarin Chinese [cmn]. |
| Comments | Classified as Nu nationality along with Anong, Zauzou, and 5,500 Drung. SOV; grammatical relations indicated mainly by word order and particles; tonal, 4 tones with relatively complex sandhi; loans from Lisu, Chinese, and a few from Burmese. Agriculturalists; animal husbandry: poultry, pigs, sheep, cattle; beekeepers. Traditional religion. |
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