Revision as of 17:44, 13 August 2009 by Rosbot(talk | contribs)(New page: <table valign=top> <tr> <td valign=top align=left width="50%"> <table valign=top> <tr><td><b>Also Known As:</b> Erhsu,Duoxu <b>Description:</b> Ersu (also called Duo...)
Ersu (also called Duoxu or Erhsu) is a Qiangic language of the Sino-Tibetan language family. It is spoken by about 9,000 people in China. There are three main dialects of Ersu, Eastern Ersu, Central Ersu, and Western Ersu but mutual intelligibility is fading. Some linguists speculate Menia is a dialect of Ersu. Older adults use the language in most situations but younger people also use Chinese or Yi. Ersu Shaba Picture Writing is the logogrammatic writing system of Ersu in which the color of the characters has an effect on the meaning. The system was inspired by Chinese writing and it was created in the 11th century.
