Nusu language

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 AKA 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 AKA 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 AKA 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

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