Nisu, Southwestern

Nationality Classification
彝族 Yi
Language or Dialect Name (Chinese)
彝语南部方言
Language or Dialect Name (English)
Nisu, Southwestern
ISO 639-3 Code
nsv
Language Stock Classification
藏缅语族 Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman
Primary Province or Region
云南省 Yunnan Province
Location (in China)
Yunnan Province: Pu'er Municipality's Simao, Ning'er, Jiangcheng and Mojiang Hani autonomous counties; in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture's Lüchun county (western part).
Estimated Speaker Population (in China)
15,000
Speaker Population Year of Estimate
2000