Lizu language
| Lizu | |
|---|---|
| Native to | China |
Native speakers | 7,000 (2008) |
| Ersu Shaba script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | lizu1234 |
| ELP | Lizu |
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.