Yi script

script used to write Yi people's language
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Yi script

Summary

Yi script is a natural writing system[1]. It draws 1,159 Wikipedia views per month (natural_writing_system category, ranking #17 of 38).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yi script's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[3].
  • Yi script's instance of is recorded as syllabary[4].
  • Yi script's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[5].
  • Yi script's based on is recorded as classical Yi script[6].
  • Yi script is used for Loloish[7].
  • Yi script's Commons category is recorded as Yi script[8].
  • Yi script's language of work or name is recorded as Nuosu[9].
  • Yi script's language of work or name is recorded as Lalo[10].
  • Yi script's language of work or name is recorded as Lolopo[11].
  • Yi script's language of work or name is recorded as Nisu[12].
  • Yi script's language of work or name is recorded as Southeastern Loloish[13].
  • Yi script's language of work or name is recorded as Nasu[14].
  • Yi script's language of work or name is recorded as Loloish[15].
  • 1974 marks the founding of Yi script[16].
  • Yi script's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yi script[17].
  • Yi script's script directionality is recorded as left-to-right[18].
  • Yi script's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ii', 'text': 'ꆈꌠꁱꂷ'}[19].
  • Yi script's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yi'}[20].
  • Yi script's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'yi'}[21].
  • Yi script's Unicode range is recorded as U+A000-A4CF[22].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural writing system[3], syllabary[4], and unicase alphabet[5].

Origins

1974 marks the founding of Yi script[16].

Use and Application

Yi script is used for Loloish[7].

Why It Matters

Yi script draws 1,159 Wikipedia views per month (natural_writing_system category, ranking #17 of 38).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · ZI Jony · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of natural writing system, syllabary, unicase alphabet
    Script directionality left-to-right
    Inception +1974-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Inception
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14726]]: yi"
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