Yi
Language Information
Yi, also known as Lob, is spoken by about 6 million people in Yunnan Province, southern China. It is a member of the Tibeto--Burman subgroup of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. The origin of the Yi script is unclear. The characters are mainly ideographic, possibly adaptations of the Chinese, but a number seem to be phonetic. In 1958 the Chinese government introduced a Roman-based alphabet for use in Yi.
- Language Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- Subgroup
- Tibeto-Burman
Yi Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Nuosu
ꊿꂷꃅꄿꐨꐥ，ꌅꅍꀂꏽꐯꒈꃅꐥꌐ。ꊿꊇꉪꍆꌋꆀꁨꉌꑌꐥ，ꄷꀋꁨꂛꊨꅫꃀꃅꐥꄡꑟ。English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights