Loloish languages

Loloish
Loloish
Yi, Ngwi, Nisoic
Ethnicity	Yi people
Geographic; distribution	Southern China and Southeast Asia
Linguistic classification	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Lolo-Burmese Loloish; ; ;
Proto-language	Proto-Loloish
Subdivisions	Hanoish (Southern); Lahoish; ?Naxish; Nusoish; Kazhuoish; Lisoish (Central); Nisoish (Northern and Southeastern); ?’Ugong;
Glottolog	lolo1267

The Loloish languages, also known as Yi and occasionally Ngwi or Nisoic, are a family of fifty to a hundred Sino-Tibetan languages spoken primarily in Yunnan province of China. They are most closely related to Burmese and its relatives. Both the Loloish and Burmish branches are well defined, as is their superior node, Lolo-Burmese. However, subclassification is more contentious.

SIL Ethnologue (2013 edition) estimated a total number of 9 million native speakers of Ngwi languages, the largest group being the speakers of Nuosu (Northern Yi) at 2 million speakers (2000 PRC census).

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