Nyishi is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Tani branch, spoken in the Indian districts of Papum Pare, Lower Subansiri, Kurung Kumey, Kra Daadi, East Kameng, Pakke Kesang, Kamle, Arunachal Pradesh, and Darrang District of Assam. It is also known by the names Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, and Solung. The 2011 Indian census estimates that there are about 900,000 Nishi speakers living in India.