Nisu, Southern

Nationality Classification
彝族 Yi
Language or Dialect Name (Chinese)
彝语南部方言(元江墨江县)
Language or Dialect Name (English)
Nisu, Southern
ISO 639-3 Code
nsd
Language Stock Classification
藏缅语族 Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman
Primary Province or Region
云南省 Yunnan Province
Location (in China)
Southern Yunnan Province: Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous prefecture's Honghe, Yuanyang county, Lüchun (eastern part), Jinping, Shiping (southern part) counties; Pu'er municipality's Simao, Ning’er and Mojiang Hani autonomous counties; Yuxi Munipality's Yua
Estimated Speaker Population (in China)
210,000
Speaker Population Year of Estimate
2002