Sani

Nationality Classification
彝族 Yi
Language or Dialect Name (Chinese)
撒尼彝语 (彝语东南部方言)
Language or Dialect Name (English)
Sani
ISO 639-3 Code
ysn
Language Stock Classification
藏缅语族 Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman
Primary Province or Region
云南省 Yunnan Province
Location (in China)
Southeastern Yunnan: in Shilin and Yiliang counties of Kunming municipality, Mile and Luxi counties of Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, and Qiubei counties of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture.
Estimated Speaker Population (in China)
100,000
Speaker Population Year of Estimate
2007