Nisu language

Nisu
Southern Yi
Spoken in	China
Ethnicity	Yi
Native speakers	460,000  (2004–2007)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Lolo–Burmese Loloish Southeastern Nisu languages Nisu
Writing system	Yi script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	variously: nsd – Southern yiv – Northern nos – Eastern nsv – Southwestern

Nisu is a language cluster spoken by half a million Yi people of China. It is one of six Yi languages recognized by the government of China. A distinct form of the Yi script was traditionally used, though few can still read it.