Talu (ä»Âé²Â; also known as Taliu; ') is a Loloish language spoken by just over 10,000 speakers in Yongsheng and Huaping counties (Zhou 2004:1). Zhou (2004) focuses on the Talu dialect of Liude Township å Â德乡. Bradley (2004) reports that Talu (autonym: ') is spoken in Yongsheng, Ninglang and Huaping counties by 10,138 people, mainly in 4 villages of Liude Township å Â德乡 in northeastern Yongsheng County. There are also Talu speakers in adjacent parts of Ninglangping Township, southern Ninglang County, and Tongda Township éÂÂè¾¾åÂÂå³æÂÂ乡 in northeastern Huaping County. Talu has voiceless nasals as also the voiceless lateral. It is related to Lolopo.
A closely related language variety called Nazan 纳å± (Naza, Nazha) is spoken in Nazan Village 纳å±, Liude Village å Âå¾·æÂÂ, Liude Township å Â德乡, Yongsheng County (Yongsheng County Gazetteer 1989:637). It is also spoken in 2 villages in Liude Township, and a few in Banqiao Township.