Naxi | |
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Naqxi geezheeq | |
Native to | China |
Region | Yunnan and Sichuan |
Ethnicity | Nakhi, Mosuo |
Native speakers | (350,000 cited 2000 census – 2010)[1] |
Geba script or Dongba augmented with Geba, Latin script, Fraser script
Simplified Chinese (Rare) Traditional Chinese (Rare) | |
Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:nxq – Naxinru – Narua (Yongning Na) |
Glottolog | naxi1245 Naxinaxi1246 additional bibliographyyong1270 Narua |
![]() Distribution of Naxi speakers[2] | |
Naxi (Naxi pronunciation: [nɑ˨˩ ɕi˧˧]), also known as Nakhi, Nasi, Lomi, Moso, or Mo-su, is a Sino-Tibetan language or group of languages spoken by approximately 310,000 Nakhi people, most of whom live in or around Yulong Naxi Autonomous County in the province of Yunnan in South China.