| Nisu | |
|---|---|
| Southern Yi | |
| Native to | China |
| Ethnicity | Yi |
Native speakers | 300,000 apart from Northern (2004–2007)[1] 160,000 Northern (no date)[2] |
| Yi logograms | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:nsd – Southernyiv – Northernnos – Easternnsv – Southwestern
(duplicate or spurious code)nsf – Northwestern |
| Glottolog | nisu1237 Nisu–Nyisu |
Nisu (Southern Yi) is a language cluster spoken by half a million Yi people of China. It is one of six Yi languages recognized by the government of China. The Yi script was traditionally used, though few can still read it.[1] According to Lama (2012),[3] Nisu (Nishu) autonyms include ne̠33 su55, ne̠33 su55 pʰo21, and ɲe̠33 ʂu55.
The position of Nisu within Nisoish is debated. Nisu is classified as Southeastern Loloish by Pelkey (2011),[4] but is traditionally classified as a Northern Loloish language, including by Lama (2012).[3]
- ^ a b Southern at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Northern at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Eastern at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Southwestern (duplicate or spurious code) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Northwestern at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Northern Nisu at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
- ^ a b Lama 2012.
- ^ Pelkey 2011.
