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โล-โล. Nuosu name. Nuosu. ꆈꌠꉙ. Black Nuosu Yi of Daliangshan. The Yi or Nuosu people ( Nuosu: ꆈꌠ, [nɔ̄sū]; see also § Names and subgroups) are an ethnic group in southern China. Numbering nine million people, they are the seventh largest of the 55 ethnic minority groups recognized by the Chinese government.
- 9 million (2010)
- 2,000
- 2,203 (2015)
- 4,827 (2019)
A Yi woman in traditional dress. Yi, ethnic group of Austroasiatic origin living largely in the mountains of southwest China and speaking a Tibeto-Burman language. The Yi people numbered more than 7.5 million in the early 21st century. Their principal concentrations were in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, with smaller numbers in northwestern ...
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Dec 14, 2018 · Clothes: Mainly six types of clothes are scattered in six different regions of Yi ethnic minority. However, women usually wear clothes with beautiful flowers embroidered on them and, long trousers with exquisite lace or skirts with numerous pleats. Men like to wear black narrow sleeved clothes, and loose pants.
Mar 27, 2024 · The Yi or Nuosou (or Nuosu) ethnic minority group is spread extensively in southwestern China. Over 4.5 million live in Yunnan Province, 2.5 million live in southern Sichuan Province, and 1 million live in far way in Guizhou Province. Those in Guizhou live around Bijie in western Guizhou and with the Buyi and Miao in southern Guizhou.
The Yi language, containing 6 dialects, belongs to the Tibet-Burmar group of the Sino-Tibetan family. The syllabic Yi script is still in use. Many valuable works in history, literature, medicine and folk tales are written in the Yi language. Music of the Yi people is unique and the people love to sing and dance.
Nuosu or Nosu ( ꆈꌠꉙ, transcribed as Nuo su hxop ), also known as Northern Yi, Liangshan Yi, and Sichuan Yi, is the prestige language of the Yi people; it has been chosen by the Chinese government as the standard Yi language ( Chinese: 彝语) and, as such, is the only one taught in schools, both in its oral and written forms.
Jan 11, 2019 · Many of its people today, especially the youngsters, speak little or no Yi language It is believed that less than 30,000 now speak their traditional language. Among these subgroups, the Northern Nuosu, mainly inhabiting Liangshan Sichuan, have been said to be the most unadulterated Yi, comprising around one third of the total population of Yi ...
