Hlersu

HLE

threatened

Alternate Names: Lesu, Sansu, Shansu

Dialects: None known. Related to Lolopo ,.

Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Yi.

Genealogy:

Sino-Tibetan
Tibeto-Burman
Ngwi-Burmese
Ngwi
Central

Demographics: 15,000 (2007), decreasing.

Language Use: Being replaced by Nisu and Chinese (Bradley 2007). Home, village. Also use Chesu [ych] (Bradley 2007). Also use Nisu [nos] (Bradley 2007).

Nation of Origin: China