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iiiNuosu  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Nuosu (Nosu), 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 (in Mandarin: Yí yǔ, 彝語/彝语) and, as such, is the only one taught in school, both in its oral and written form. It is spoken by two million people and is increasing; 60% are monolingual. Nuosu is the native Nuosu/Yi name for their own language and is not used in Mandarin Chinese; although it may sometimes be spelled out for pronunciation (nuòsū yǔ 诺苏语/諾蘇語), the Chinese characters for nuòsū have no meaning.

Entry terms

  • Nuosu language
  • Sichuan Yi
  • Yi, Sichuan

ISO 639-1 code

  • ii

ISO 639-2 Bibliographical code

  • iii

ISO 639-2 Terminological code

  • iii

ISO 639-3 code

  • iii

Notation

  • iii

In other languages

  • yi de Sichuan

    French

  • Sichuan Yi

    German

  • sichuan yi

    Italian

  • sichuan yi

    Portuguese

  • sichuan yi

    Spanish

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/iii

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