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  nativename ꆇꉙ
  familycolor Sino-Tibetan
  states People's Republic Of China ,
  region Throughout the Far East
  speakers 6 million
  fam2 Tibeto-Burman
  fam3 Lolo-Burmese
  iso1 ii</tt> (Sichuan Yi)<tt>
  iso2 iii</tt> (Sichuan Yi)<br><tt>sit</tt> (others)<tt>
  lc1 iiild1=Sichuan Yill1=Sichuan Yi language
  lc2 nosld2=Southern Yill2=none
  lc3 yclld3=Central Yill3=none
  lc4 yifld4=Ache Yill4=none
  lc5 yigld5=Guizhou Yill5=none
  lc6 yikld6=Xishan Lalu Yill6=none
  lc7 yiold7=Dayao Yill7=none
  lc8 yipld8=Poluo Yill8=none
  lc9 yiqld9=Miqie Yill9=none
  lc10 yitld10=Eastern Lalu Yill10=none
  lc11 yiuld11=Awu Yill11=none
  lc12 yivld12=Eshan-Xinping Yill12=none
  lc13 yixld13=Axi Yill13=none
  lc14 yizld14=Azhe Yill14=none
  lc15 ylmld15=Limi Yill15=none
  lc16 ylold16=Naluo Yill16=none
  lc17 ymhld17=Mili Yill17=none
  lc18 ymjld18=Muji Yill18=none
  lc19 yplld19=Pula Yill19=none
  lc20 ypwld20=Puwa Yill20=none
  lc21 ysnld21=Sani Yill21=none
  lc22 ysold22=Southeastern Lolo Yill22=none
  lc23 yspld23=Southern Lolopho Yill23=none
  lc24 ywlld24=Western Lalu Yill24=none
  lc25 ywmld25=Wumeng Yill25=none
  lc26 ywqld26=Wuding-Luquan Yill26=none
  lc27 ywtld27=Western Yill27=none
  lc28 ywuld28=Wusa Yill28=none
  lc29 yymld29=Yuanjiang-Mojiang Yill29=none


Yi (also Moso, Lolo, Noso, ''etc.'') is a family of closely related Tibeto-Burman Languages spoken by the Yi people. Although linguists still use the term Lolo or Loloish, the Yi people themselves regard it as pejorative.


WRITING SYSTEM

See Also: Yi script