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.
  • Xinping County
  • *Pingdian 平甸乡
  • *Guishan 桂山镇
  • *Yangwu 杨武镇
  • *Xinhua 新化乡
  • *Laochang 老厂乡
  • *Yaojie 腰街镇
  • *Gasa 嘎洒镇
  • *Mosha 漠沙镇
  • Yuanjiang County
  • *Ganzhuangjie 甘庄街道
  • *Wadie 洼垤乡
  • *Longtan 龙潭乡
  • Eshan County
  • *Tadian 塔甸镇
  • *Fuliangpeng 富良棚乡
  • Shiping County
  • *Daqiao 大桥乡
  • *Baoxiu 宝秀镇
  • Shuangbai County
  • Zhenyuan County : Zhedong 者东乡 Zhangpen 樟盆村, Heping 和平乡 Yakou 丫口村
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.