Nasu language

Nasu
Nasu
Eastern Yi
Native to	China
Ethnicity	Nasu (Yi)
Native speakers	1.0 million (2007)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Lolo-Burmese Loloish Nisoish Northern Loloish Nasoid Nasu; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Pollard script, Yi script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; ywq – Nasu (Wulu); ygp – Gepo (Köpu); yig – Wusa Nasu; ywu – Wumeng Nasu
Glottolog	wudi1238 Wuding-Luquan Yi = Wulu; gepo1234 Gepo; nesu1235 Nesu = Wusa–Wumeng

The Nasu language, also known as the Eastern Yi language or Naisu, Luquan Yi, Wuding Yi, Guizhou Yi, Weining Yi, Guangxi Yi or Longlin Yi, is a Loloish language spoken by the Yi people of China. Nasu and Wusa are two of six Yi languages recognized by the Government of China. There are also some speakers in Vietnam. Unlike most written Yi languages, Nasu uses the Pollard script. A distinct form of the Yi script was traditionally used for Wusa, though few can still read it.

The Nasu language is also known as the Black Yi language, but this name is no longer used.

^ Nasu (Wulu) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Gepo (Köpu) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Wusa Nasu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Wumeng Nasu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[e18-1] Nasu (Wulu) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Gepo (Köpu) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Wusa Nasu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Wumeng Nasu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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