noun
Yi
noun
1
A member of an ethnic group living mainly in the mountainous regions of southwest China.
"The Yi people of Sichuan and Yunnan have their own writing system."
2
Any of a group of Tibeto-Burman languages spoken by the Yi people.
"Several Yi languages are taught alongside Mandarin in local schools."
How to Use Yi
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRefers to a major ethnic group of southwest China and the family of languages they speak.
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Etymology
From Mandarin 彝 (yí).