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Nuosu language
| Nuosu | |
|---|---|
| Northern Yi, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan Yi | |
| ꆈꌠꉙ Nuosuhxop | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Southern Sichuan, northern Yunnan |
| Ethnicity | Yi |
Native speakers | 2 million (2000 census)[1] |
Standard forms |
|
| Yi syllabary, formerly Yi logograms | |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in |  China (Yunnan province) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | ii Sichuan Yi, Nuosu |
| ISO 639-2 | iii Sichuan Yi, Nuosu |
| ISO 639-3 | iii Nuosu, Sichuan Yi |
| Glottolog | sich1238 Sichuan Yi |
Nuosu or Nosu (ꆈꌠꉙ, transcribed as Nuo su hxop), also known as Northern Yi, Liangshan Yi, and Sichuan Yi, is the prestige language of the Yi people; it has been chosen by the Chinese government as the standard Yi language (Chinese: 彝语) and, as such, is the only one taught in schools, both in its oral and written forms. It was spoken by two million people and was increasing (as of PRC census); 60% were monolingual (1994 estimate). Nuosu is the native Nuosu name for their own language and is not used in Mandarin Chinese, though it may sometimes be translated as Nuòsūyǔ (simplified Chinese: 诺苏语; traditional Chinese: 諾蘇語).[2]
The occasional terms "Black Yi" (黑彝; hēi Yí) and 'White Yi' (白彝; bái Yí) are castes of the Nuosu people, not dialects.[citation needed]
Nuosu is one of several often mutually unintelligible varieties known as Yi, Lolo, Moso, or Noso; the six Yi languages recognized by the Chinese government hold only 25% to 50% of their vocabulary in common. They share a common traditional writing system, though this is used for shamanism rather than daily accounting.[citation needed]
According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, it is one of the eight Tibeto-Burman languages with over 1,000,000 speakers (others being Burmese, Tibetan, Meitei, Bai, Karen, Hani, Jingpo).[3]
- ^ Nuosu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Zhu, Wenxu 朱文旭; Munai, Reha 木乃热哈; Chen, Guoguang 陈国光 (2006). Yíyǔ jīchǔ jiàochéng 彝语基础教程 (in Chinese) (4th ed.). Beijing: Zhongyang minzu daxue chubanshe.
- ^ Matisoff, James A. (November 2008) [First published online 1998]. "Tibeto-Burman languages". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Revised 2008, by Elizabeth Prine Pauls. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
There are 8 Tibeto-Burman languages with over 1,000,000 speakers (Burmese, Tibetan, Bai, Yi [Lolo], Karen, Meitei, Hani, Jingpo) ...
- Note: Encyclopedia Brittanica defines modern Tibetan as having "four dialect groups: Central, Southern, Northern (in northern Tibet), and Western (in western Tibet)". "Tibetan language". Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1998.
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