• Sicher gefährdet

  40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

• <40,000

  Muttersprachler weltweit
• Ethnische Population

  ~40,000

• MEHR ZUR ANZAHL DER SPRECHER

  About 40,000 group members within the Yi nationality, but far fewer speakers.

ENTWICKLUNGSTENDENZEN BEI SPRECHERN

ANDERE VON DER GEMEINSCHAFT GESPROCHENE SPRACHEN

• Chinese

• varieties of Nasu

KOMMENTARE ZUM SPRACHKONTEXT

Known as Gan Yi, ‘dry Yi’, in Chinese, one of several groups so called, subservient to the Hei Yi, ‘black Yi’ nobility and Bai Yi, ‘white Yi’ commoner Nasu and Nosu. Laka was the term used in early missionary contacts; it is the Nasu name for the group. Being replaced by Chinese and/or varieties of closely related Nasu.

ORTE

China

ORTSBESCHREIBUNG

Yunnan, northern Wuding, Luquan and Yuanmou counties; Sichuan, southern Huili and western Miyi counties