| Nisu | |
|---|---|
| Southern Yi | |
| Spoken in | China |
| Ethnicity | Yi |
| Native speakers | 460,000 (2004–2007) |
| Language family |
Sino-Tibetan
|
| Writing system | Yi script |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | variously: nsd – Southern yiv – Northern nos – Eastern nsv – Southwestern |
Nisu is a language cluster spoken by half a million Yi people of China. It is one of six Yi languages recognized by the government of China. A distinct form of the Yi script was traditionally used, though few can still read it.