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Nusu language

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Native to
  
China

Native speakers
  
13,000 (2007)

Glottolog
  
nusu1239

Ethnicity
  
Nu

ISO 639-3
  
nuf

Language family
  
Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Lolo–Burmese Loloish Nusoish Nusu

Nusu (autonym: nu˧su˧) is a Loloish language spoken by the Nu people of China. There are three dialects: Northern, Southern, and Central. The Central dialect of Miangu is the prestige dialect and is understood fairly well by speakers of other dialects.

Lama (2012) observes a sound change *r- > Ø- from Proto-Loloish as a Nusoish innovation.

Distribution

The three Nusu dialects are spoken in the following locations (Nusuzu Nusuyu Jianzhi 怒族怒苏语简志 1986).

  • Southern a.k.a. Guoke-Puluo dialect: northern Lushui County 泸水县, in Guoke 果科, Puluo 普洛, Tongping 同坪, Jiajia 加甲 (3,000 speakers)
  • Central a.k.a. Zhizhiluo-Laomudeng dialect: southern Fugong County 福贡县, in Pihe 匹河怒族乡, Zhizhiluo 知之罗, Laomudeng 老姆登, Miangu 棉古, Shawa 沙瓦, Zileng 子楞 (4,000 speakers)
  • Northern a.k.a. Wawa-Kongtong dialect: Fugong County 福贡县, in Wawa 瓦娃, Kongtong 空通, Youduoluo 有夺洛 (2,000 speakers)

    • References

    Nusu language Wikipedia
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