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Encyclopedia > Yi

Look up Yi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Yi may mean: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...


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Ethnic Groups - china.org.cn (5883 words)
The Yis used to have a syllabic script called the old Yi language, which was formed in the 13th century.
The fl Yis were born aristocrats, claiming their blood to be "noble" and "pure," and forbidding marriages with people of the other three ranks.
Any personal attacks against fl Yis, encroachment on their private property, violation of the marriage system of the rank and infringement on the privileges of the fl Yis were regarded as "crimes," and the offenders would be severely punished.
Yi Syllabary (236 words)
The origins of the Yi Syllabary are lost in the mists of time, although it was possibly influenced by the Chinese writing system.
Yi or Lolo, a member of the Loloish branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family.
Yi is spoken by between 2 and 5.5 million people in the Chinese provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan.
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