Yi languages

E558049
Tibeto-Burman languages language group

The Yi languages are a group of closely related Tibeto-Burman languages spoken primarily by the Yi people in southwestern China, especially in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Guangxi.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Yi language 4

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tibeto-Burman languages ⓘ
language group ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Loloish languages ⓘ
areClassifiedBy Chinese government NERFINISHED ⓘ
areDocumentedIn Yi–Chinese bilingual dictionaries ⓘ
areEndangeredStatus some varieties vulnerable ⓘ
areOfficiallyGroupedAs Yi language (single nationality language category in China) NERFINISHED ⓘ
areRecognizedAs minority languages of China ⓘ
areSpokenByEthnicGroup Axi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lipo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nasu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nuosu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sani NERFINISHED ⓘ
areSubjectOf Tibeto-Burman comparative linguistics ⓘ
areTaughtIn some primary schools in Yi autonomous prefectures ⓘ
areUsedIn Yi folk songs ⓘ
Yi religious texts ⓘ
Yi traditional literature ⓘ
hasMajorVariety Central Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eastern Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northern Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southern Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Western Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStandardVariety Standard Yi ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Classical Yi script NERFINISHED ⓘ
Modern Yi script NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yi script NERFINISHED ⓘ
haveAlternativeName Lolo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nosu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
havePhonologicalFeature consonant-rich syllable structure ⓘ
tone ⓘ
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan ⓘ
partOf Lolo–Burmese languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Southwest China NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenBy Yi people NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenIn China NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guangxi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guizhou NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sichuan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yunnan NERFINISHED ⓘ
southwestern China ⓘ
standardBasedOn Northern Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nuosu language NERFINISHED ⓘ
subclassOf Sino-Tibetan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor education in some Yi autonomous areas ⓘ
local media in Yi regions ⓘ
writingReform Modern Yi script standardized in late 20th century ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lolo-Burmese → hasMajorLanguage → Yi languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yi language
Lolo-Burmese → includes → Yi languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yi language
Yi people → language → Yi languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yi language
Naxi language → neighboringLanguages → Yi languages ⓘ
Yi → primaryLanguage → Yi languages ⓘ
subject surface form: Yi people
this entity surface form: Yi language