Mantsi language

Mantsi
mã53 tsi53
Native toChina, Vietnam
EthnicityLo Lo, ethnic population: 4,800 (2019)[1]
Native speakers
1,100 (2002)[1]
Dialects
  • Mantsi (Vietnam and China)
  • Mondzi (Ma21 Ndʑi21, China)
  • Munji (China)
Yi script
Language codes
ISO 639-3nty (all dialects)
Glottologmant1265  Mantsi

Mantsi (autonym: mã53 tsi53; also called Lô Lô, Flowery Lolo, White Lolo or Black Lolo, is a Lolo-Burmese language. Speakers are mostly located in Hà Giang Province, Vietnam. In China, speakers are classified as a subgroup of the Yi people. In Vietnam they are called Lô Lô and is classified as one of the official 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam.

  1. ^ a b Mantsi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon