Nisu, Southwestern
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A language of China
User Population
15,000 (2007), decreasing.
Location
Yunnan province: Jiangcheng, west Lüchun, Mojiang, Pu’er, and Simao counties.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened). Language of recognized nationality: Yi.
Dialects
Yuanyang Nisu, Mojiang Nisu.
Language Use
Use higher for older people, women, uneducated men, or villages further removed from main roads. Nisu living in cities or counties are generally Sinicized. Some young people, all adults. Also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn].