| Bisu | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Thailand, China |
| Ethnicity | 700 in Thailand (2007)[1] |
Native speakers | 240 in China (2005)[1] |
| Thai script, Latin script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bzi |
| Glottolog | bisu1244 |
| ELP | Bisu |
Bisu (Chinese: 毕苏语) is a Loloish language of Thailand, with a couple thousand speakers in China. Varieties are Bisu proper (Mbisu) and Laomian (Guba), considered by Pelkey to be distinct languages.
The Laomian are classified within the Lahu ethnic group; the Lahu proper call them the "Lawmeh".[2]
- ^ a b Bisu at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ^ Bradley (2007)
