Naxi language

Naxi
Naqxi geezheeq
Native toChina
RegionYunnan and Sichuan
EthnicityNakhi, 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 639-3Either:
nxq – Naxi
nru – Narua (Yongning Na)
Glottolognaxi1245  Naxi
naxi1246  additional bibliography
yong1270  Narua
Distribution of Naxi speakers[2]
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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.

  1. ^ Naxi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Narua (Yongning Na) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ 中国语言地图集 [Language Atlas of China] (in Chinese). Beijing: City University of Hong Kong, The Commercial Press. 2012. ISBN 978-7-100-07054-6.

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