ISO 639-3 · njznjz
Sino-Tibetan family
Nyishi
Nyishi is a language of the Tani branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in India. Wikidata counts about 230,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “language of India”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
njz- Glottocode
nyis1236- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 10 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Nyishi |
|---|---|
| Also called | Dafla, Daphla, Lel, Nil, Nisi |
| All speakers | 230,000 |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Nyishi
The branches above Nyishi, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in India
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