Nusu language
| Nusu | |
|---|---|
| Native to | China |
| Ethnicity | Nu |
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Native speakers
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13,000 (2007) |
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Sino-Tibetan
|
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | nusu1239 |
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.
The three Nusu dialects are spoken in the following locations (Nusuzu Nusuyu Jianzhi 怒族怒苏语简志 1986).
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