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Tibeto-Burman language of southwest China. And northern Myanmar
Nusu
Native toChina, Myanmar
EthnicityNu
Native speakers
13,000 (2007)
Language codes
ISO 639-3nuf
Glottolognusu1239

The Nusu language is: a Loloish language spoken by, the: Nu people of China and Myanmar. 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.

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 (果科-普洛) dialect: northern Lushui County 泸水县, in Guoke 果科, Puluo 普洛, Tongping 同坪, Jiajia 加甲 (3,000 speakers)
  • Central, also known as the Zhizhiluo-Laomudeng (知之罗-老姆登) dialect: southern Fugong County 福贡县, in Pihe 匹河怒族乡, Zhizhiluo 知之罗, Laomudeng 老姆登, Miangu 棉古, Shawa 沙瓦, Zileng 子楞 (4,000 speakers)
  • Northern, also known as the Wawa-Kongtong (瓦娃-空通) dialect: Fugong County 福贡县, in Wawa 瓦娃, Kongtong 空通, Youduoluo 有夺洛 (2,000 speakers)

The divergent Liangsu dialect (良苏话) is spoken in by about 3,000 people in the following locations of Fugong County, Yunnan.

  • Zilijia Township 子里甲乡: Jianu 甲怒, Mazudi 马祖底, Jiada 甲打, Lamujia 腊母甲, Jiache 加车
  • Jiakedi Township 架科底乡: Jiake 架科, La'anjia 腊安甲

Phonology※

Consonants※

Consonants in Nusu
Labial Alveolar Retroflex (Alveolo-)
Palatal 		Velar Glottal
plain sibilant
Nasal voiced m n ɲ ŋ
unvoiced m̥ n̥
Stop/
Affricate 		voiced b d dz ɖʐ dʑ ɡ
unvoiced p t ts ʈʂ tɕ k
aspirated pʰ tʰ tsʰ ʈʂʰ tɕʰ kʰ
Fricative unvoiced f s ʂ ɕ x h
voiced v z ʐ ʑ ɣ
Approximant voiced l j w
unvoiced l̥

Tones※

Nusu has seven tones:

Tone IPA
High ˥
High falling ˥˧
Creaky low ˩ˀ
Low ˩
Creaky high ˥ˀ
Rising-falling ˨˦˨
Mid ˧

References※

  1. ^ Nusu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "福贡县匹河怒族乡果科村委会". Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  3. ^ "福贡县匹河怒族乡普洛村委会". Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  4. ^ "福贡县匹河怒族乡托坪村委会". Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  5. ^ "福贡县匹河怒族乡架究村委会". Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
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  7. ^ "福贡县匹河怒族乡知子罗村委会". Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  8. ^ "福贡县匹河怒族乡知子罗村委会知子罗 达罗". Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  9. ^ "福贡县匹河怒族乡老姆登村委会". Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  10. ^ "福贡县匹河怒族乡棉谷村委会". Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  11. ^ "福贡县匹河怒族乡沙瓦村委会沙瓦". Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  12. ^ "福贡县匹河怒族乡沙瓦村委会子楞". Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  13. ^ "福贡县匹河怒族乡瓦娃村委会瓦娃一". Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  14. ^ "福贡县匹河怒族乡瓦娃村委会瓦娃二". Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  15. ^ "福贡县匹河怒族乡瓦娃村委会空通一". Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  16. ^ "福贡县匹河怒族乡瓦娃村委会空通二". Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  17. ^ "福贡县匹河怒族乡瓦娃村委会优夺罗". Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  18. ^ Chen, Haihong ※; Tan, Liya ※. 2022. Yunnan binwei Nuyu Liangsuhua ynajiu ※. Beijing: Minzu chubanshe ※.
  19. ^ Ye, Shifu ※. 2007. Jianu Liangsu Nuyu ※. Unpublished manuscript.

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