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Lizu (Chinese: 傈苏, 里汝, 吕苏; Western Ersu) is a Qiangic language spoken in Western Sichuan, China. There are 4,000 speakers according to Sun (1982) and 7,000 speakers according to Chirkova (2008). Muli, where Lizu is spoken, is a multi-ethnic and multi-lingual county and Lizu has been historically influenced by Mandarin Chinese.

Varieties

Yu (2009: 2) lists the following varieties of Lizu:

• Mianning Lizu: spoken in Lagusa 拉姑萨 Village (Lizu name `wontʂʰɨ `lombɑ), He’ai (“Hoŋai”) 和爱 Township, Mianning County 冕宁 , Liangshan 凉山 Prefecture. Documented by Yu (2012).
• Kala Lizu: spoken in Kala 卡拉 Township, Muli County 木里 , Liangshan Prefecture. Documented by Chirkova (2008); Huáng and Rénzēng (1991); and Dài and Huáng (1992).
• Naiqu Lizu: spoken in Naiqu 乃渠 Village, Naiqu Township, Jiulong County 九龙 , Garzê (Gānzī 甘孜) Prefecture. Documented by Ikeda (2009).

References

1. Chirkova 2008
2. "Lizu-chirkova-0317 | Endangered Languages Archive".

• Dai, Qingxia 戴庆厦; Huang, Bufan 黄布凡, eds. (1992). Zàng-Miǎn yǔzú yǔyán cíhuì 藏缅语族语言词汇 [A Tibeto-Burman Lexicon] (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhongyang minzu xueyuan chubanshe.
• Huang, Bufan 黄布凡; Renzeng, Wangmu 仁增旺姆 (1991). "Lǚsūyǔ" 吕苏语 [The Lusu Language]. In Dai, Qingxia 戴庆厦; et al. (eds.). Zàng-Miǎnyǔ shíwǔ zhǒng 藏缅语十五种 [Fifteen Tibeto-Burman languages] (in Chinese). Beijing: Beijing yanshan chubanshe. pp. 132–152.
• Ikeda, Takumi (2009). "200 Basic Words of the Lyuzu Language (Naiqu Dialect)" – via Academia.edu.
• Ikeda, Takumi 池田巧 (2010). 西暦1853年に記録されたリュズ語の語彙 [A Study on the Lyuzu Vocabulary Recorded in 1853]. Toho Gakuho 東方學報 (in Japanese). 85: 672–653. doi:10.14989/131769. hdl:2433/131769.
• Ikeda, Takumi 池田巧 (2019). 大谷大學所藏本<<呂蘇譯語>>について [A Philological Report on Two Versions of the Lyuzu yiyu ]. Toho Gakuho 東方學報 (in Japanese). 94: 436–424. doi:10.14989/250687. hdl:2433/250687.
• Chirkova, Ekaterina (2008). "Essential Characteristics of Lizu, a Qiangic Language of Western Sichuan". HAL. CRLAO. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
• Chirkova, Katia; Chen, Yiya (2013). "Lizu". Journal of the International Phonetic Association. 43 (1): 75–86. doi:10.1017/S0025100312000242.
• Yu, Dominic (2012). Proto-Ersuic (Ph.D. thesis). University of California, Berkeley.

External links

• ELAR archive of Lizu language documentation materials

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Western Himalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim)	West Himalayish Tamangic Newaric Newar Baram–Thangmi Kiranti Dhimalish Dhimal Toto Lhokpu Lepcha Greater Magaric Magaric Magar Kham Chepangic Chepang Bhujel Raji–Raute Dura–Tandrange
Eastern Himalayas (Tibet, Bhutan, Arunachal)	Bodish Tibetic East Bodish Tshangla Basum Nam? Gongduk ʼOle Tani Chamdo
Myanmar and Indo- Burmese border	Karbi Kuki-Chin Mruic Mru Hkongso Pyu Taman "Naga" Ao Angami–Pochuri Meitei Tangkhulic Zeme Sal Boro–Garo Konyak Jingpho–Luish
East and Southeast Asia	Sinitic Bai Tujia Nungish Karenic Gong Kathu Cai–Long Caijia Longjia Luren Burmo-Qiangic Qiangic Gyalrongic Ersuic Naic Lolo-Burmese Mondzish Burmish Loloish
Dubious (possible isolates) (Arunachal)	Hrusish Hruso Mijiic Kho-Bwa Puroik Miju–Meyor Songlin Greater Siangic Siangic Koro Milang Idu–Taraon
Proposed groupings	Central Tibeto-Burman Kuki-Chin–Naga Macro-Bai Mahakiranti Rung Tibeto-Burman Tibeto-Kanauri
Proto-languages	Proto-Sino-Tibetan Proto-Tibeto-Burman Proto-Loloish Proto-Karenic Proto-Min Proto-Hakka
Italics indicates single languages that are also considered to be separate branches.

• Qiangic languages
• Languages of Sichuan