Naxi
Nationality Classification | 纳西族 Naxi |
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Language or Dialect Name (Chinese) | 纳西语西部方言 |
Language or Dialect Name (English) | Naxi |
ISO 639-3 Code | nxq |
Language Stock Classification | 藏缅语族 Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman |
Primary Province or Region | 云南省 Yunnan Province |
Location (in China) | Northwestern Yunnan: most (200,000) in Lijiang municipal county. Some scattered through Weixi, Zhongdian, Ninglang, Deqing, Yongsheng, Heqing, Jianchuan, and Lanping counties. Some in Yanyuan, Yanbian, and Muli counties of Sichuan Province. A few in Mangk |
Estimated Speaker Population (in China) | 295,000 |
Speaker Population Year of Estimate | 2000 |