Nisu, Northern
Nationality Classification | 彝族 Yi |
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Language or Dialect Name (Chinese) | 彝族南部方言 (峨山-新平县) |
Language or Dialect Name (English) | Nisu, Northern |
ISO 639-3 Code | yiv |
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: in Eshan, Xinping, Shiping (North), Yimen, Yuxi, Jiangchuan, Shuangbai, Jinning, Chengjiang, and Northern Yuanjiang counties. |
Estimated Speaker Population (in China) | 160,000 |
Speaker Population Year of Estimate | 2000 |