OLAC resources in and about the Sichuan Yi language

ISO 639-3: iii

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

• Primary texts
• Lexical resources
• Language descriptions
• Other resources about the language

Other known names and dialect names: Adu, Black Yi, Liangshan Yi, Northern Shypnra, Northern Yi, Nosu Yi, Nuosu, Southern Shypnra, Suondi, Yynuo

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Primary texts

1. ONLINEYi, Sichuan Genesis Translation. The Long Now Foundation. n.d. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_iii_gen-1
2. ONLINELes Langues dans le Monde Chinois. Coyaud, Maurice. 1987. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_iii_vertxt-1
3. ONLINEEscritures des Peuples non Chinois de la Chine. Commandant d'Ollone; de Guébriant, Jean-Baptiste Budes. 1912. Ernest Leroux. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_iii_vertxt-2

Lexical resources

1. ONLINECrúbadán language data for Sichuan Yi. Kevin Scannell. 2018. The Crúbadán Project. oai:crubadan.org:ii
2. Nuosu Yi-Chinese-English glossary. Ma Linying (editor); Walters, Susan Gary (editor); Walters, Dennis (editor). 2008. Nationalities Publishing House. oai:sil.org:31341
3. ONLINENuosu Yi-Chinese-English glossary. Ma Linying (editor); Walters, Susan Gary (editor); Walters, Dennis (editor). 2013. SIL International; Southwest University for Nationalities. oai:sil.org:54911

Language descriptions

1. ONLINEGlottolog 5.3 Resources for Sichuan Yi. n.a. 2026. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:sich1238
2. ONLINEPHOIBLE 2.0 phonemic inventories for Sichuan Yi. n.a. 2019. Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. oai:phoible.org:sich1238
3. ONLINEYiyu yufa yanjiu [A study on Yi grammar]. Gao, Huanian. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:4737
4. ONLINEYiyu Jianzhi. [A brief description of the Yi language]. Chen Shilin, Bian Shiming and Xiuqing, Li. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:4796
5. ONLINEThe World's Writing Systems: The Yi Script. Dingxu Shi; Daniels, Peter T.; Bright, William. 1996. Oxford University Press. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_iii_ortho-1
6. ONLINELes Langues dans le Monde Chinois. Coyaud, Maurice. 1987. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_iii_ortho-2
7. ONLINEEscritures des Peuples non Chinois de la Chine. Commandant d'Ollone; de Guébriant, Jean-Baptiste Budes. 1912. Ernest Leroux. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_iii_ortho-3
8. ONLINELes Langues dans le Monde Chinois. Coyaud, Maurice. 1987. Pour l'Analyse du Folklore. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_iii_phon-1
9. ONLINEA Grammar Research Guide for Ngwi Languages. Drewry, Eric B. 2016. SIL International. oai:sil.org:68155
10. CONCEPTIONS OF NUOSU SCRIPT AND LITERACY IN THE COOL MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST CHINA: HOLD ON TO YOUR ROOTS. Walters, Susan Gary. 2021. SIL International. oai:sil.org:90759
11. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Nuosu. n.a. 2026. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:yi
12. ONLINELAPSyD Online page for Liangshang Yi. Maddieson, Ian. 2020. www.lapsyd.ddl.cnrs.fr. oai:www.lapsyd.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr:src10102

Other resources about the language

1. ONLINENuosu: a language of China. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:iii
2. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Yi, Sichuan. Damir Cavar, eLinguistics Foundation Board Member (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2022-05-31. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_iii
3. Existential clauses in Nosu Yi. Walters, Susan Gary; Ndaxit Atqi. 2005. International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics (38th: 2005: Xiamen, Fujian, China). oai:sil.org:2655
4. ONLINEThe aryepiglottic folds and voice quality in the Yi and Bai languages: laryngoscopic case studies. Edmondson, Jerold A.; Esling, John H.; Harris, Jimmy G.; Li Shaoni; Ziwo, Lama. 2001. SIL International. oai:sil.org:8042
5. ONLINEMeigu County Yi tone. Eatough, Andrew. 1996. SIL International. oai:sil.org:40156
6. ONLINEIssues in orthography development and reform. Bradley, David. 2003. SIL International. oai:sil.org:65456
7. ONLINEkmfl-keyboard-yi_0.8. Eatough, Andrew (developer); Walters, Dennis (developer). 2001. SIL International. oai:sil.org:68536
8. ONLINECross-cultural communication: Discovering cultural norms, values, and linguistic features in a Nuosu narrative. Walters, Susan Gary; Walters, Susan Gary. 2021. SIL International. oai:sil.org:91462
9. ONLINEA practical guide to Everything Nuosu - audio files. Walters, Susan Gary (compiler). 2017. SIL International. oai:sil.org:93780
10. ONLINENuosu proverbs: Aesthetics and artistry in form. Walters, Susan Gary. 2022. SIL International. oai:sil.org:93991
11. ONLINENuosu script in the linguistic landscape of Xichang, China: A sociocultural subtext. Walters, Susan Gary. 2022. SIL International. oai:sil.org:93994
12. ONLINELes Langues dans le Monde Chinois. Coyaud, Maurice. 1987. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_iii_contents-1
13. ONLINEEscritures des Peuples non Chinois de la Chine. Commandant d'Ollone; de Guébriant, Jean-Baptiste Budes. 1912. Ernest Leroux. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_iii_contents-2
14. ONLINEEscritures des Peuples non Chinois de la Chine. Commandant d'Ollone; de Guébriant, Jean-Baptiste Budes. 1912. Ernest Leroux. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_iii_map-1
15. ONLINEEscritures des Peuples non Chinois de la Chine. Commandant d'Ollone; de Guébriant, Jean-Baptiste Budes. 1912. Ernest Leroux. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_iii_number-1
16. ONLINELes Langues dans le Monde Chinois. Coyaud, Maurice. 1987. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_iii_references-1

Other known names and dialect names: Adu, Black Yi, Liangshan Yi, Northern Shypnra, Northern Yi, Nosu Yi, Nuosu, Southern Shypnra, Suondi, Yynuo

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