Alternate Names: Eastern Naxi, Moso, Mosso, Mosuo, Na, Naru, Nazu
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 40%–60% with Naxi ,.
Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Mongolian. Sichuan Province speakers assigned to the Mongolian nationality. Language of recognized nationality: Naxi. Yunnan Province speakers officially classified within Naxi nationality.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 47,000 (2010 SIL). Ethnic population: 47,000.
Language Use: Frequent. Home, village, friends. All ages. Also use local Chinese dialect [cmn]; written Chinese in common use. Also use Northern Pumi [pmi], Nuosu [iii]. Used as L2 by Central Tibetan [bod], Northern Pumi [pmi], Nuosu [iii].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 0%. Literacy rate in L2: Most under age 40 literate in Mandarin Chinese [cmn]. Grammar.
Typology: SOV; prolific compounding; some prefixing; noun classes; noun heads NP; some vowel harmony; approx 38 Cs, 14 Vs, including some nasalised vowels; tonal.
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: China
Other Comments: Buddhist, traditional religion.