Native to China Writing system Ersu Shaba script Glottolog lizu1234 | Native speakers 7,000 (2008) ISO 639-3 included in ers | |
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Language family Sino-Tibetan
Qiangic
Ersu
Lizu | ||
Lizu (Chinese: 傈苏, 里汝, 吕苏; Western Ersu) is a Qiangic language spoken in western Sichuan, China. There are 4,000 speakers according to Sun (1982), and 7,000 speakers according to Chirkova (2008). Muli, where Lizu is spoken, is a multi-ethnic and multi-lingual county, and Lizu has been historically influenced by Mandarin Chinese.
References
Lizu language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA