• En danger

  40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

• <40,000

  Locuteurs natifs dans le monde
• Communauté ethnique

  ~40,000

• MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS

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

TENDANCES AU NIVEAU DES LOCUTEURS

AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ

• Chinese

• varieties of Nasu

COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE

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.

PLACES

China

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

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