Yi Script

Script of the Yi people of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou, China. The standardized modern script (1974) uses 1,165 syllabic signs — a dramatic simplification from the ancient Classical Yi, which had tens of thousands of characters. The Yi are one of China's largest ethnic minorities at ~8 million people. The scriptures and calendar of the Yi traditional religion (Bimo) are transmitted in this script.