Nasu language

Nasu
Eastern Yi
Native toChina
EthnicityNasu (Yi)
Native speakers
1.0 million (2007)[1]
Pollard script, Yi script
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
ywq – Nasu (Wulu)
ygp – Gepo (Köpu)
yig – Wusa Nasu
ywu – Wumeng Nasu
Glottologwudi1238  Wuding-Luquan Yi = Wulu
gepo1234  Gepo
nesu1235  Nesu = Wusa–Wumeng

The Nasu language, also known as the Eastern Yi language or Naisu, Luquan Yi, Wuding Yi, Guizhou Yi, Weining Yi, Guangxi Yi or Longlin Yi, is a Loloish language spoken by the Yi people of China. Nasu and Wusa are two of six Yi languages recognized by the Government of China. There are also some speakers in Vietnam. Unlike most written Yi languages, Nasu uses the Pollard script. A distinct form of the Yi script was traditionally used for Wusa, though few can still read it.

The Nasu language is also known as the Black Yi language, but this name is no longer used.

  1. ^ Nasu (Wulu) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Gepo (Köpu) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Wusa Nasu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Wumeng Nasu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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