Hlersu language


Hlersu, or Sansu, is a Loloish language of Yunnan Province, China. It is spoken in Xinping, Jinping, Zhenyuan, Eshan, and Yuanjiang County.
A deprecated ISO 639-3 code sca was assigned to Sansu of Yuanjiang County and Myanmar, but was later merged with Hlersu.

Background

Hlersu autonym reported in Yunnan ) is spoken by ethnic Hlersu people, who live in 13 townships. There are 4,040 households and 15,737 individuals in Xinping, Yuanjiang, and Eshan counties. The ethnic population of each township is as follows.
Speakers refer to their language as . The Hlersu dialect documented by Xu & Bai is that of Pujiehei 普杰黑, Daxi Village 大西村, Tadian Town 塔甸镇, Eshan County.