ISO 639-3 · iiiiii
Sino-Tibetan family
Nuosu
ꆈꌠꉙ
Nuosu is a language of the Nisoish branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in China. Wikidata counts about 2 m speakers (2000). Wikidata describes it as “the prestige language of the Yi people”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
iii- ISO 639-1
ii- Glottocode
sich1238- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 4 Educational
- Centre point
- 27.90, 102.30
- Wikipedia
- 40 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
6levels in the tree
4EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Nuosu · ꆈꌠꉙ |
|---|---|
| Also called | Sichuan Yi, ii, Nuosu language, Nosu, Northern Yi |
| All speakers | 2,000,000 (2000) |
| Written in | Yi script |
Vitality
EGIDS 4 Educational4
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Nuosu
The branches above Nuosu, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in China
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