Hlersu language

Hlersu
Sansu
Native toChina
EthnicityYi
Native speakers
15,000 (2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3hle
Glottologhler1235
ELPHlersu
Hlersu is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Hlersu (Lesu 勒苏), or Sansu (Shansu 山苏/散苏), is a Loloish language of Yunnan Province, China. It is spoken in Xinping, Jinping, Zhenyuan, Eshan (as Shansu 山苏),[2] and (as Sansu) Yuanjiang County.

  1. ^ Hlersu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Eshan County Gazetteer [峨山彝族自治县回族志] (1996). Kunming: Yunnan People's Press [云南民族出版社].