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Ersu

Ersu proper noun: a Qiangic (Sino-Tibetan) language cluster, spoken by about 20,000 people in China.

Proper noun

Ersu

  1. A Qiangic (Sino-Tibetan) language cluster, spoken by about 20,000 people in China.
    • As for those who speak Ersu, Guiqlong, and Namuyl, they used to be called, pejoratively, "Xifan" (western barbarians).1989, Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, volumes 12-13, page 27

Questions about Ersu

What does Ersu mean?
Ersu means a Qiangic (Sino-Tibetan) language cluster, spoken by about 20,000 people in China.
What part of speech is Ersu?
Ersu is a proper noun.

Words near Ersu in the dictionary

  1. erster
  2. ersters
  3. Erstfeld
  4. erstwhile
  5. erstwhiles
  6. Ersu
  7. ert
  8. Erta Ale
  9. Ertale
  10. ertapenem
  11. ERTC

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