Nusu language

Nusu
Native to China
Ethnicity Nu
Native speakers
 13,000 (2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 nuf
Glottolog nusu1239[2]

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.[1]

Lama (2012) observes a sound change *r- > Ø- from Proto-Loloish as a Nusoish innovation.

Distribution

The three Nusu dialects are spoken in the following locations (Nusuzu Nusuyu Jianzhi 怒族怒苏语简志 1986).

  • Southern, also known as the Guoke-Puluo dialect: northern Lushui County 泸水县, in Guoke 果科,[3] Puluo 普洛,[4] Tongping 同坪,[5] Jiajia 加甲[6] (3,000 speakers)
  • Central, also known as the Zhizhiluo-Laomudeng dialect: southern Fugong County 福贡县, in Pihe 匹河怒族乡,[7] Zhizhiluo 知之罗,[8][9] Laomudeng 老姆登,[10] Miangu 棉古,[11] Shawa 沙瓦,[12] Zileng 子楞[13] (4,000 speakers)
  • Northern, also known as the Wawa-Kongtong dialect: Fugong County 福贡县, in Wawa 瓦娃,[14][15] Kongtong 空通,[16][17] Youduoluo 有夺洛[18] (2,000 speakers)

References

  1. 1 2 Nusu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Nusu". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=147895
  4. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=147903
  5. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=147945
  6. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=147937
  7. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/model/index4.aspx?departmentid=1524
  8. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=147913
  9. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=147914
  10. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=147916
  11. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=147934
  12. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=147925
  13. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=147924
  14. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=147928
  15. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=147929
  16. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=147932
  17. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=147933
  18. ↑ http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=147930
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