Dialects: Mojiang Nisu, Yuanyang Nisu.
Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Yi.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 15,000 (2007), decreasing.
Language Use: Use higher for older people, women, uneducated men, or villages further removed from main roads. Nisu living in cities or counties are generally Sinicized. Mainly adults. Also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn].
Writing System: Yi (Traditional)
Nation of Origin: China