Lizu language

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.

Lizu
Native toChina
Native speakers
7,000 (2008)
Ersu Shaba script
Language codes
ISO 639-3included in Ersu [ers]
Glottologlizu1234
ELPLizu
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