Axi language
| Axi | |
|---|---|
| Axipo | |
| Native to | China |
| Ethnicity | Yi |
Native speakers | 100,000 (2007) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yix |
| Glottolog | axiy1235 |
Axi (Chinese: 阿细 Axi; Ahi; autonym: ɑ21 ɕi55 pʰo21) is one of the Loloish languages spoken by the Yi people of China. The Axi are one of the main linguistic sub-branches of Yi, and the Axi tiaoyue is a dance of the Axi speaking Yi people accompanied by the sanhu.
Axi is spoken in Mile, Shilin, Kunming, Luxi, and Huaning counties by about 110,000 speakers.