Native speakers 100,000 (2007) Glottolog axiy1235 | Ethnicity Yi ISO 639-3 yix | |
Language family Sino-TibetanLolo-BurmeseLoloishSoutheasternSani–AzhaAxi | ||
Axi (Chinese 阿细 Axi ; Ahi; autonym: ɑ˨˩ɕi˥pʰo˨˩) is one of the Loloish languages spoken by the Yi people of China. The Axi are one of the main linguistic sub-branches of Yi, and the Axi tiaoyue is a dance of the Axi speaking Yi people accompanied by the sanhu.
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Axi language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA