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Nisu, Northern

A language of China

ISO 639-3: yiv

Population	160,000, decreasing.
Region	Yunnan Province, Eshan, Xinping, Shiping (North), Yimen, Yuxi, Jiangchuan, Shuangbai, Jinning, Chengjiang, Northern Yuanjiang counties.
Language map	Southwestern China
Alternate names	E-Xin Yi
Dialects	Nasu, Nisu. The Nasu dialect of Northern Nisu is distinct from Nasu language continuum further north. Nasu users comprehend other varieties of Northern Nisu.
Classification	Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Burmic, Ngwi, Northern
Language use	The language is active in areas with high concentrations of Nisu. However, there is increasing borrowing of lexical items from Chinese. Code switching between Nisu and Chinese is common. Many working age males and females spend at least part of the year working in the towns or cities that are predominantly inhabited by Chinese. Home, village, work. Mainly adults. Neutral attitude. Also use Chinese [cmn] or Eastern Nisu [nos].
Comments	Classified as Yi nationality.

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."