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ISO 639-3: bzi

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

Other known names and dialect names: Dakao, Huaipa, Lanmeng, Laopin, Lawa, Lua, Mbi, Mbisu, Mibisu, Misu, Pin

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Primary texts

  1. ONLINEBisu/Gong 3. David Bradley (compiler); David Bradley (depositor); Kamnan Pho (speaker). 1977. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:DB1-003
  2. ONLINEBisu. David Bradley (compiler); David Bradley (interviewer); Kamson (speaker); Hmun Tacan (speaker). 1989. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:DB1-053
  3. ONLINEmBisu (Tako) II 4/77. Khamet W/L 1-415. David Bradley (compiler); David Bradley (interviewer); Noy (speaker); Daeng Myan-uthang (speaker). 1977. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:DB1-054
  4. ONLINERecordings of Tako Bisu 055. David Bradley (compiler); David Bradley (interviewer); Daeng Myan-uthang (speaker). 1977. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:DB1-055

Lexical resources

  1. ONLINEBisu. David Bradley (compiler); David Bradley (interviewer); Kamson (speaker); Hmun Tacan (speaker). 1989. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:DB1-053
  2. ONLINEmBisu (Tako) II 4/77. Khamet W/L 1-415. David Bradley (compiler); David Bradley (interviewer); Noy (speaker); Daeng Myan-uthang (speaker). 1977. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:DB1-054
  3. ONLINERecordings of Tako Bisu 055. David Bradley (compiler); David Bradley (interviewer); Daeng Myan-uthang (speaker). 1977. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:DB1-055

Language descriptions

  1. ONLINEGlottolog 5.3 Resources for Bisu. n.a. 2026. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:bisu1244
  2. ONLINEA Preliminary Study of the Bisu Language. A Language of Northern Thailand, recently discovered by us. Nishida, Tatsuo. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:3830
  3. ONLINEThe Bisu language. Shixuan, Xu. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:4885
  4. ONLINEWriting Bisu: a community-based approach to orthography development. Person, Kirk R. 1999. Papers from The Ninth Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, Graham W. Thurgood (ed.). oai:sil.org:4937
  5. ONLINEA Grammar Research Guide for Ngwi Languages. Drewry, Eric B. 2016. SIL International. oai:sil.org:68155
  6. ONLINEOrthography Creation and Revision in Bisu: A Drama in Three Acts. Person, Kirk R. 2008. Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Payap University. oai:sil.org:70585
  7. ONLINEA Preliminary Phonological Sketch of Pyen, with Comparison to Bisu. Person, Kirk R. 2007. SEALS XIII Papers from the 13th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society 2003, ed. I. Shoichi et al., Canberra, Australia, Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University. oai:sil.org:82443
  8. ONLINEEvidentiality in Bisu: A Preliminary Sketch. Person, Kirk R. 2004. SIL International. oai:sil.org:82457
  9. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Bisu. n.a. 2026. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:biu
  10. ONLINELAPSyD Online page for Bisu. Maddieson, Ian. 2009. www.lapsyd.ddl.cnrs.fr. oai:www.lapsyd.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr:src672

Other resources about the language

  1. ONLINEBisu: a language of Thailand. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:bzi
  2. ONLINELanguage revitalization or dying gasp? Language preservation efforts among the Bisu of Northern Thailand. Person, Kirk R. 2005. SIL International. oai:sil.org:485
  3. The kinship system of the Bisu of Chiang Rai. Person, Kirk R. 1999. SIL International. oai:sil.org:496
  4. ONLINESentence final particles in Bisu narrative. Person, Kirk R. 2000. SIL International. oai:sil.org:9585
  5. อังโบงป้อมายนึงบาม่าแม่น. Nikorn Boesuwan (editor); Po, Frank (illustrator). 1999. SIL International. oai:sil.org:59672
  6. หมุ่งนึ๋งเกิ๊ดชิย่าง. Nawalas Tajan (editor); Nongnuch Jassadakrysri (editor); Po, Frank (illustrator). 1999. SIL International. oai:sil.org:59682
  7. ชระล่าแนะฮอป่อง. Surasak Puykam (editor). 1999. SIL International. oai:sil.org:59683
  8. อู่โหงแน่ะฮอเช้น. Moon Tajan (editor); Po, Frank (illustrator). 1999. SIL International. oai:sil.org:59685
  9. อายค้ำ นาซอนคำจร่าอังเริ่ง. Kongkham Wongla. 1999. SIL International. oai:sil.org:59700
  10. คาแตชรางบี่สูบ่องย่าง บี่สูป่องเจิ่งบ่องย่าง. Nikorn Boesuwan (editor); Po, Frank (illustrator). 1999. SIL International. oai:sil.org:59757
  11. ปย่าซร๋าอ้างเลิ่ง แนก้อฮลาแด่. Moon Tajan. 1999. SIL International. oai:sil.org:59799
  12. หย่าเฉ่าหย่า. Nawalas Tajan (editor); Nongnuch Jassadakrysri (editor); Po, Frank (illustrator). 1999. SIL International. oai:sil.org:60363
  13. ONLINEPreserving the Bisu Language: Progress to Date and Future Directions. Person, Kirk R. 2002. Payap Research and Development Institute and SIL International. oai:sil.org:60449
  14. บี่สูหน่าหว่า หน่าไถ. Kongkham Wongla (editor); Po, Frank (illustrator). 1999. SIL International. oai:sil.org:60685
  15. บี่สูนางทามกั่งหย้าง. Somchai Puykham. 1999. SIL International. oai:sil.org:60686
  16. บี่สูอย่าเกป่องฮนาปอบา. Somchai Puykham. 1999. SIL International. oai:sil.org:60687
  17. อาแมงแนฮอตั่ม คื่อ แน ว่า. Ton Tajan. 1999. SIL International. oai:sil.org:60729
  18. บี่สูบี่ถ่าน อย่าเกอังลึก. Somchai Kaewkhamnoi (editor); Po, Frank (illustrator). 1999. SIL International. oai:sil.org:60734
  19. The Kinship System of the Bisu of Chiang Rai. Person, Kirk R. 1999. Payap Research and Development Institute and The Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:sil.org:60736
  20. ยูมชราง. Moon Tajan. 1999. SIL International. oai:sil.org:60741
  21. แบบฝึกหัดอ่าน ภาษาบีซู. Moon Tajan (editor); Jintana Tajan (editor); Ton Tajan (editor); Ploy Wongla (illustrator); Elkins, Daniel R. (illustrator). 1999. SIL International. oai:sil.org:64789
  22. นางทำกะแง. Surasak Puykam. 1999. SIL International. oai:sil.org:68705
  23. ONLINETesting a Method for Evaluating Key Translation Terms Using Bisu. Gustafson, Kari Ann. 2010. SIL International. oai:sil.org:80915

Other known names and dialect names: Dakao, Huaipa, Lanmeng, Laopin, Lawa, Lua, Mbi, Mbisu, Mibisu, Misu, Pin

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