Native to China Native speakers 100,000 (2007) ISO 639-3 ysn | Ethnicity Yi Writing system Yi script | |
Language family Sino-Tibetan
Lolo-Burmese
Loloish
Southeastern
Sani–Azha
Sani | ||
Sani (Chinese: 撒尼 Sani) is one of the Loloish languages spoken by the Yi people of China. It is one of six Yi languages recognized by the Chinese government, under the name Southeastern Yi.
The Sani [sa˨˩ni˨˩] call themselves [ni˨˩]. Their language is distinct from the closely related Samei, whose speakers call themselves Sani [sa˨˩ni˥˧].
References
Sani language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA