| Nyisu | |
| Also Known As: | Yellow Yi |
| States: | China |
| Region: | Yunnan |
| Ethnicity: | Yi |
| Speakers: | <300 |
| Date: | 2005 |
| Familycolor: | Sino-Tibetan |
| Fam2: | (Tibeto-Burman) |
| Fam3: | Lolo–Burmese |
| Fam4: | Loloish |
| Fam5: | Nisoish |
| Glotto: | nyis1235 |
| Glottorefname: | Nyisu |
Nyisu or Yellow Yi 黄彝 is a Loloish language of Kunming, central Yunnan, China. There are fewer than 300 speakers remaining according to Bradley (2005, 2007). Nyisu speakers are also referred to as Doupo 都泼.[1]
The Yellow Yi had originally migrated from Sichuan, and live in 4 villages in northwestern Fumin County (endangered) and one village in northwestern Anning, Yunnan (moribund, highly endangered).[2] It is most closely related to Suondi Yi according to Bradley (2005). Nyisu (pronounced as /ȵi55 su33 pho21/) was also documented by Lama (2012) in Luomian Township 罗免乡, Fumin County.
Pelkey (2011) tentatively classifies Nyisu of Shilin County as belonging to the Nisu language cluster. Nyisu (pronounced as /ȵi55 su33 pʰu55/) of Gaohanshan Village, Zhuqing Township, Shilin County is documented in Wu Zili (1997) and YNYF (1984). It is not known whether Nyisu of Shilin and Nyisu of Kunming are closely related.