Naxi language

Naxi
Naqxi geezheeq
Native toChina
RegionYunnan and Sichuan
EthnicityNakhi, Mosuo
Native speakers
(350,000 cited 2000 census – 2010)
Geba script or Dongba augmented with Geba, Latin script, Fraser script

Simplified Chinese (Rare)

Traditional Chinese (Rare)
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
nxq  Naxi
nru  Narua (Yongning Na)
Glottolognaxi1245  Naxi
naxi1246  additional bibliography
yong1270  Narua
Distribution of Naxi speakers

Naxi (Naxi pronunciation: [nɑ˨˩ ɕi˧˧]), also known as Nakhi, Nasi, Lomi, Moso, or Mo-su, is a Sino-Tibetan language or group of languages spoken by approximately 310,000 Nakhi people, most of whom live in or around Yulong Naxi Autonomous County in the province of Yunnan in South China.