The Yi or Nuosu people (Nuosu: Yi: 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 …

Jan 27, 2025 · 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 …

With a population of 6,5 Million, the Yi Nationality is one of the oldest minority groups in the southwest of China, mostly concentrated in the mountain areas of Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou …

Yi (pronounced YEE) are the seventh largest ethnic group and the sixth largest minority in China. They numbered 9,830,327 in 2020 and made up 0.70 percent of the total population of China …

Dec 14, 2018 · Divided into six dialects, their language derives from the Zang-Mian Austronesian family of Sino-Tibetan Phylum. With regard to its characters, the Yi ethnic minority is proud to …

Jan 25, 2018 · Yi people live primarily in rural areas of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi, usually in mountainous regions. The Yi ethnic group is the largest among ethnic groups in …

The Yi people are one of the ancient nationalities and the seventh largest of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. The Yi people are also an ethnic group …

Apr 29, 2015 · The Yi people of Liangshan traditionally follow a religion known as Bimoism, an animistic faith filled with a pantheon of deities and spirits, as well as ancestor worship, …

May 2, 2018 · Many Yi people today are teachers, scholars, military officers, doctors and nurses, small-business owners and government officials. Others have joined the masses of rural …

Yi society has traditionally been divided into three classes; 1) nobles (the Black Yi); 2) commoners (the White Yi) and 3) slaves. The members of each class engaged in similar agricultural and …