The Loloish languages, also known as Yi and occasionally Ngwi or Nisoic, are a sub-branch of 50 to 100 Tibeto-Burman languages spoken primarily in the Yunnan province of southwestern 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, though sub-classification within each remains contentious.
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RegionYunnan province of southwestern China 1 Speaker Count Proto-Language StatusReconstructed, Proto-Loloish 1 Sources
1. Loloish languages, Wikipedia
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The Loloish languages, also known as Yi and occasionally Ngwi or Nisoic, are a sub-branch of 50 to 100 Tibeto-Burman languages spoken primarily in the Yunnan province of southwestern China.
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The 2013 edition of Ethnologue estimated a total number of 9 million native speakers of Loloish ('Ngwi') languages, the largest group being the speakers of Nuosu (Northern Yi) at 2 million speakers.
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Proto-language: Proto-Loloish
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