Yi - Word List
阿吧 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀉꁿ ax nba [a³⁴ mba³³]
Category: plant
Meaning in Chinese: 山药
Meaning in English: Chinese yam
Example: 你的女儿把甜荞偷下去种了，荞根有阿吧那样粗了，荞叶有斗笠那样大了。
Reference: 28, Hongshui chaotian de gushi洪水潮天的故事, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
阿达 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀉꄉ ax da [a³⁴ta³³]
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 爸爸；父亲
Meaning in English: father [form of address or reference]
Example: 阿达为我穿耳，
他用一片树叶把我的
耳垂包着了。
Reference: 9-10, Yongheng de shiyan永恒的宣言, Chulian de ge初恋的歌, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
阿打打，阿架干 (n/a)
Category: sentence
Meaning in Chinese: 歪下去，死牛
Meaning in English: Bend down, bad cattle!
Example: 接着又吼一声：“阿打打！阿架干！”
Reference: 377, Songgu Keren de gushi松谷克忍的故事, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
阿呷查莫 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀉꇤꍡꃀ axga chatmop
Category: animal
Meaning in Chinese: 大凉山一种以脖颈长和美著称的鸟
Meaning in English: a kind of bird in Daliangshan
Example: 你细长的脖子
能赛过阿呷查莫鸟的
美丽颈项
Reference: 161, Zhi Butuo shaonv致布拖少女, Yiwang de ci遗忘的词, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
阿呷居木 (n.)
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 山名
Meaning in English: name of a mountain
Example: 大凉山男性的乌抛山
快去拥抱小凉山女性的阿呷居木山
Reference: 86, Heise kuangxiangqu黑色狂想曲, Yige yiren de mengxiang一个彝人的梦想, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
阿合諾衣 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀉꉷꆈꒉ nuo yy [nɔ³³ʑɿ³³]
ꆈ nuo [nɔ³³] adj. 黑色 black
ꒉ yy [ʑɿ³³] (ꒈyyx) n. 1) 水；汤 liquid; soup; water 2) 河 river; stream
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 黑色幽深的河流，指中国西南部的金沙江
Meaning in English: Jinsha River
Example: 阿合诺衣——
你这深沉而黑色的河流
我们民族古老的语言
曾这样为你命名！
Reference: 313-315, Heliu河流, Shenfen身份, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
阿吉 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: may be ꀉꐚ
ꀉꐚꁮꋚ ax jji bbu zza [a³⁴ʥi³³bu³³ʣa³³] n. 1) 桑树 mulberry tree (gen: ꌩꁧ) 2) 桑葚 mulberry; fruit of the mulberry tree
Category: plant
Meaning in Chinese: 桑树
Meaning in English: mulberry tree
Example: 他们用格尼树做犁头，用阿吉树做枷担，用嫩竹做牵绳，用黄竹做鞭子。
Reference: 19, Hongshui chaotian de gushi洪水潮天的故事, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
阿甲呷西 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꈵꏦꇤꑭ mgap jie ga xy [ŋga²¹ʨɛ³³ka³³ɕɿ³³]
Category: culture
Meaning in Chinese: 半奴隶奴隶
Meaning in English: half slave
Example: 如不能贬为阿甲呷西、不受主子吃绝业、不许主子放高利贷和享有迁徙自由等权利。
Reference: 4, 22, Wo zai shengui zhijian我在神鬼之间, Jike Erda Zehuo吉克·尔达·则伙 Jike Zehuo Shihuo吉克·则伙·史伙 Liu Yaohan刘尧汉.
阿里的 (n.)
Category: expression and phrase
Meaning in Chinese: 美丽的角落
Meaning in English: beautiful corner
Example: “阿里的”是当地彝语，意为美丽的角落。
Reference: 500, Wo de Yishan Yizhai我的彝山彝寨, Xinshiqi Yunnan shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuan新时期云南少数民族文学作品选, Liu Cunrong刘存荣.
阿嬷 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀊꂵa mat [a³³ma⁵⁵]
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 祖母
Meaning in English: grandmother
Example: “阿嬷，你要到哪里去？”
Reference: 75, Huanxiao de Jinsha Jiang欢笑的金沙江, Li Qiao李乔
阿姆/阿莫 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀉꂿ ax mo [a³⁴mo³³]
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 妈妈；母亲
Meaning in English: mother [form of address or reference]
Example: 仔鹅哭道：“不，还是我去，让阿达阿姆在一起吧!”
Reference: 4, Yingxiong Zhige Along de chuanshuo英雄支格阿龙的传说, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
阿诺楚 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀋꃋꍸ apmychy [a²¹mɿ³³tʂhɿ³³]
Category: person
Meaning in Chinese: 孤女
Meaning in English: orphaned girl or young woman
Example: 从此，小姑娘没了妈妈，人们都叫她阿诺楚。
Reference: 195, Anuochu he Anuogou阿诺楚和阿诺诟, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
阿诺诟 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: may be ꀋꃋꇨ
ꁌꒉꇨ pu yy guo 娇贵
Category: person
Meaning in Chinese: 娇女
Meaning in English: delicate girl
Example: 把个女儿带成娇小姐，人们都叫她阿诺诟。
Reference: 195-203, Anuochu he Anuogou阿诺楚和阿诺诟, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
阿品 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀋꂓ aphmi
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 嫂子
Meaning in English: brother's wife
Example: “阿品，感谢你为我的事操心。”
Reference: 74, Luobo Zhai de lu洛博寨的路, Wu Qilada wenji吴琪拉达文集, Wu Qilada吴琪拉达
阿蒲 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀉꁌ ax pu [a³⁴phu³³]
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 祖父；外祖父；老大爷
Meaning in English: father's father; mother's father; grandfather
Example: 然后你向天空喊道：‘阿蒲哈克拉，阿蒲哈克拉！’喊了以后，你尽管选个地方去睡觉。
Reference: 210, Chuidi shaonian yu yunv吹笛少年与鱼女, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
阿普 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀉꁌ ax pu [a³⁴phu³³]
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 祖父；外祖父；老大爷
Meaning in English: father's father; mother's father; grandfather
Example: 阿达常说起阿普的猎枪，
但在我童年梦中从没有出现过阿普的模样
Reference: 21, Lieqiang猎枪, Yige yiren de mengxiang一个彝人的梦想, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
阿热 (v.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꑷ yie [ʑɛ³³]
Category: action and activity
Meaning in Chinese: 走（至少两人以上同走）
Meaning in English: “Let's go.” [more than one person together]
Example: 克忍把小牛拴在地角落的小树上，自己披上披毡，先吼一声：“阿热！阿热！”
Reference: 377, Songgu Keren de gushi松谷克忍的故事, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
阿苏拉吉 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀋꌠꆿꋒ apsu latzzi
Category: person
Meaning in Chinese: 古代的一位彝族毕摩，传说中的彝文创造者
Meaning in English: an ancient Yi Bimo who is said to be the creator of Yi language
Example: 有一天，阿苏拉吉出门，在路上碰见一个叫麦尔都惹的人。
Reference: 61, Luolong Gebuqu niao洛龙歌布曲鸟, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
阿苏找 (phr.)
Category: expression and phrase
Meaning in Chinese: 彼此关照
Meaning in English: care for each other
Example: 当地人高喊“阿苏找”的号子，与孔明的队伍展开了殊死的搏斗。
Reference: 400-402, Ailaoshan gezhe哀牢山歌者, Xinshiqi Yunnan shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuan新时期云南少数民族文学作品选, Li Yue李玥.
阿细卜 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: a21 ɕi55 pʼo21
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 阿细人
Meaning in English: Axi people
Example: 阿细卜：即阿细人。阿细人自称阿细卜，是彝族的一个支系，居住在云南弥勒西山一带。
Reference: 48, Axibu阿细卜, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
阿衣/阿依 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀉꑳ ax yi [a³⁴ʑi³³]
Category: person
Meaning in Chinese: 孩子；儿童
Meaning in English: child
Example: 咕呷，咕呷！
可怜的小阿衣呀！
Reference: 233, Dayan guniang大雁姑娘, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
阿欲布 (n.)
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 云南弥勒西山，很早以前阿细人称之为阿欲布山。
Meaning in English: Mile Xishan in Yunnan Province (Axi dialect)
Example: 在很早以前，阿欲布山脚下住着一户农民。
Reference: 48, Axibu阿细卜, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
阿扎 (n.)
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 未婚妻
Meaning in English: fiancee
Example: 养大了羊送给你那阿扎的爹娘。
Reference: 52, Fan yang贩羊, Wu Qilada wenji吴琪拉达文集, Wu Qilada吴琪拉达
阿兹格 (int.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀊꊪꇜ a zy gi [a³³ʦɿ³³ki³³]
Category: colloquialism
Meaning in Chinese: 啊哟（皮肤受到刺激时的叫声）
Meaning in English: “Ouch!” [expressing sudden acute pain, as when burned or pricked]
Example: 如果你拉重了，我叫‘阿兹格，阿兹格’，你就放掉我。
Reference: 208, Chuidi shaonian yu yunv吹笛少年与鱼女, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
阿兹果 (int.)
Word(s) in Yi language: may be ꀊꊪꈺ
ꈺꄂmgox di [ŋgo³⁴ti³³] adj. 冰冷（触觉） freezing cold
Category: expression and phrase
Meaning in Chinese: 冷呀
Meaning in English: "Too cold!"
Example: 若你怕冷，你喊‘阿兹果，阿兹果’，我也放了你
Reference: 208, Chuidi shaonian yu yunv吹笛少年与鱼女, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
巴坡 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: maybe ꀠꀞ babat
ꀠꄲꈨ ba tu gge [pa³³thu³³gɯ³³] adj. 身强力壮. tough; brawny
ꀞ bat [pa⁵⁵] adj. 公，雄性. Male
Category: person
Meaning in Chinese: 大力士
Meaning in English: man of unusal power
Example: 阿自，长着一副结实的身板，两只眼睛黑亮黑亮，劳动好，为人正，是远近出名的巴坡——大力士。
Reference: 67, Axi guniang de honglv yaodai阿细姑娘的红绿腰带, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
巴萨 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꁦꌋ bboxsi （山神）
Category: religion
Meaning in Chinese: 保佑寨邻和住家清吉平安的神灵
Meaning in English: the god that blesses the family and neighbours safe and auspicious
Example: 不是弟子要杀你，
是阿平阿越和巴萨
要我弟子拿你保清吉
Reference: 380, Qing miaowang Wang Aping Lan Ayue niangui ci请苗王王阿平蓝阿越撵鬼词, Wu Qilada shiji吴琪拉达诗集, Wu Qilada吴琪拉达
饱罗 (n.)
Category: culture
Meaning in Chinese: 石狮子
Meaning in English: stone lion
Example: 尽管彝族对狮子有彝名叫“术节”，但仍然称石狮子为“饱罗”。
Reference: 65, Muti chongbai母体崇拜, Liu Xiaoxing刘小幸
苯 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꁧ bbo [bo³³]（凉山彝语）
bbep [bɤ²¹] （古彝语）
Category: geography
Meaning in Chinese: 荒坡、旷野、土丘、山岭
Meaning in English: slopes, fields, mounds, mountains
Example: “娜苯”，彝语，花名，“娜”是春季之义，“苯”是荒坡、旷野、土丘、山岭之义。
Reference: 442, Naben“娜苯”, Xinshiqi Yunnan shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuan新时期云南少数民族文学作品选, Yang Chunhua杨春华.
崩得 (n.)
Category: plant
Meaning in Chinese: 一种长有毒刺的野草
Meaning in English: a kind of poisonous weed
Example: 我是从寨子下面的一堆崩得中找到的。
Reference: 302, Pusha guniang普沙姑娘, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
比尔 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀘꆳ bi hly [pi³³ɬɿ³³]
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 大凉山一地名
Meaning in English: a place in Daliangshan
Example: 我还记得，我还记得
那天在去比尔的路上
有一个彝人张大着嘴
露出洁白的牙齿向我微笑
Reference: 45, Wangshi往事, Yige yiren de mengxiang一个彝人的梦想, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
比举 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀙꏲ bipju [pi²¹ ʨu³³]
Category: culture
Meaning in Chinese: 铃铛
Meaning in English: bell (for religious use)
Example: 那个老毕摩，摇着比举，在家里念了一天咒。
Reference: 53, Huanxiao de Jinsha Jiang欢笑的金沙江, Li Qiao李乔
毕 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀘ bi [pi³³]
Category: religion
Meaning in Chinese: 法事和道场
Meaning in English: religious rites and Taoist ceremonies
Example: 法事和道场彝语统称为“毕”，大意似汉语的“祭祀”。
Reference: 31, Wo zai shengui zhijian我在神鬼之间, Jike Erda Zehuo吉克·尔达·则伙 Jike Zehuo Shihuo吉克·则伙·史伙 Liu Yaohan刘尧汉.
毕阿史拉则 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀘꀋꌠꆿꋒ bi ap su lat zzi [pi³³a²¹su³³la⁵⁵ʣi³³]
Category: person
Meaning in Chinese: 彝族历史上著名的祭司和文化传承人
Meaning in English: a famous Bimo in Yi history
Example: 在破曉的曙光中，畢阿史拉則讚頌過太陽
Reference: 249-250, Huotang shanzhe wei'an de huo火塘閃著微暗的火, Shenfen身份, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
毕摩 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀘꂾ bi mox [pi³³mo³⁴]
Category: religion
Meaning in Chinese: 祭师；祭司（兼职于知识分子、法官和宗教职业者等）
Meaning in English: respected Yi ritualist who keeps history and legends, reads the ancient Nuosu writings, handles matters of law, and conducts healing and religious ceremonies in Nuosu communities
Example: 要是在活着的日子
就能请毕摩为自己送魂
Reference: 6, Ting Songhunjing听《送魂经》, Yige yiren de mengxiang一个彝人的梦想, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
别烈 (n.)
Category: plant
Meaning in Chinese: 一种味苦的草
Meaning in English: a kind of bitter grass
Example: 他曾经同着老牛，
吃过坡上的“别烈”。
Reference: 224, Litian shou犁田手, Wu Qilada shiji吴琪拉达诗集, Wu Qilada吴琪拉达
波么来补 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꁧꂥ XX
bbo hmu [bo³³m̥u³³]
Category: geography
Meaning in Chinese: 大山
Meaning in English: huge mountain
Example: 家乡有一座“波么来补”，它是弥勒西山地区比较高的山峰。
Reference: 449, Yinshui siyuan饮水思源, Xinshiqi Yunnan shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuan新时期云南少数民族文学作品选, Lu Chunlan卢春兰.
博石瓦黑 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꁮꏂꃪꉈ or ꁯꏂꃪꉈ
ꁮꏂ bbu shy [bu³³ʂɿ³³] n. 蛇 snake
ꁯꏂ bbup shy [bu²¹ʂɿ³³] n. 天麻（药名） gastrodia root, a kind of medicine
ꃪ vat [va⁵⁵] n. 岩；崖 cliff; precipice (cf-sns: ꃪꅪ)
ꉈ hxi [hi³³] n. 外（面） outside; outer part (ant: ꈐ)
Category: culture
Meaning in Chinese: 民族石刻岩画名
Meaning in English: name of a Yi cliff painting
Example: 在远方
站立着的是博石瓦黑
那如梦的山
Reference: 53, Zai yuanfang在远方, Luoma de taiyang罗马的太阳, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
布波 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꁮꁧ bbu bbo [bu³³bo³³]
Category: plant
Meaning in Chinese: 白蜡树
Meaning in English: ash tree, a deciduous shrub growing to 5m
Example: 数不清的年轻人和姑娘们也在一丛丛布波树下赛着歌、跳着舞、吹着口弦、弹着月琴。
Reference: 179, Aci guninag阿茨姑娘, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
布色 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꁮꌉ bbu sit [bu³³si⁵⁵]
Category: animal
Meaning in Chinese: 一种小昆虫
Meaning in English: a kind of tiny insect
Example: 可是，伍午忘记了请蚂蚁，也没有给布色送礼。
Reference: 27, Hongshui chaotian de gushi洪水潮天的故事, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
布拖 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀭꄮ bux te [pu³⁴thɯ³³]
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 大凉山腹心地带一地名，那里居住的彝人属于阿都，又称小裤脚
Meaning in English: a county southeast of Xichang in Liangshan
Example: 布拖女郎
Reference: 43, Butuo nvlang布拖女郎, Yige yiren de mengxiang一个彝人的梦想, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
察尔瓦 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꃭꇁ vap la [va²¹la³³]
Category: clothes and accessories
Meaning in Chinese: 形似披风的衣服
Meaning in English: a kind of clothes shaped like capes
Example: 她还为两位老人每人织了件察尔瓦。
Reference: 24, Aga he tade yijia阿呷和她的一家, Wu Qilada wenji吴琪拉达文集, Wu Qilada吴琪拉达
虫 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: maybe ꍲ chu
ꍲꁧ chubbo 刺树 n. thorn tree
Category: plant
Meaning in Chinese: 一种树
Meaning in English: a kind of tree
Example: 第一天，他站在虫树上射。虫树枝遮住了他的眼睛，没有把太阳射下来。支格阿龙生气了，对着虫树骂道：
“背时的虫树，你二天要断根绝种。”
后来，虫树就再不发小枝了。
第二天，他又站在索马树上射。叶子又挡住了他的眼睛，没有把太阳射下来。支格河龙生气了，对着索马树骂道：
“背时的索马树，你以后永远也长不高。”
后来，索马树就长得很矮小了。
Reference: 8, Yingxiong Zhige Along de chuanshuo英雄支格阿龙的传说, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
处处达，尼尼达 (n/a)
Word(s) in Yi language: may be ꋆꋆꅀ，ꑌꑌꅀ (冬天吧，夏天吧)
ꃅꋆ mu cu [mu³³ʦhu³³] n. 冬天 winter
ꃅꑌ mu nyi [mu³³ ȵi³³] n. 夏天 summer
ꅀ ddap [da²¹] 1) att. 呢；吗；啊；吧（表示对所述内容的真实性要求确认的语气） [question maker, follows a statement to form a tag question where confirmation is expected] 2) conj. 还是；或者. or
Category: sentence
Meaning in Chinese: 冬天吧，夏天吧
Meaning in English: Please extend to the winter, please extend to the summer
Example: 小兹都在半天空中扇着双翅，缓缓地恳求债主展期：“处处达，尼尼达！……”
Reference: 453, Zidu兹都, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
搓子施阿俄 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꊾꋠꎺꀋꉻ coxzze shutapho
Category: religion
Meaning in Chinese: 吃人的大鬼，类似汉族的阎王
Meaning in English: a kind of huge man-eating ghost
Example: 预兆着沙马木札一定会被搓子施阿俄捉去。
Reference: 53, Huanxiao de Jinsha Jiang欢笑的金沙江, Li Qiao李乔
错多弄本乌，处多法戛咪 (n/a)
Word(s) in Yi language: curp 太阳
Category: sentence
Meaning in Chinese: 太阳出在雪山顶，宗族出在岩上头。
Meaning in English: The sun rises at the snow mountain top, the clan raise on the mountain rock
Example: 时至今日，禄劝、武定一代的彝族古歌中仍有这样的场词：“错多弄本乌，处多法戛咪。”
Reference: 437, Manhua Jiaozi xueshan漫话轿子雪山, Xinshiqi Yunnan shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuan新时期云南少数民族文学作品选, Zhang Yilong张一龙.
错屈阿玛 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꊿ ꐈꀊ ꂵ coqot amat
Category: religion
Meaning in Chinese: 妖婆
Meaning in English: a kind of female demon
Example: 这下姐姐骇坏了，完全明白她和妹妹已经走进深山里一家错屈阿玛的家了。
Reference: 157, Bimo yu guniang毕摩与姑娘, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
达基沙洛 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꅙꐘꎭꇉ nda jjit sha lo [nda33ʥi⁵⁵ʂa³³ lo³³]
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 大凉山一地名
Meaning in English: a place in Daliangshan
Example: 我想对你说
故乡达基沙洛
你是那么遥远，你是那么迷茫
Reference: 55, Woxiang duini shuo我想对你说, Luoma de taiyang罗马的太阳, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
达里阿宗/达里阿左 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꄇꆹꀊ ꊛ datli azot
Category: person
Meaning in Chinese: 彝族传说中一匹名马的名字，据说是彝族马的祖先
Meaning in English: a famous horse in Yi legend that is considered the earliest ancestor of Yi horses
Example: 珍爱达里阿宗那样的骏马，相信神圣的传统，坚信祖先的力量。
Reference: 273-274, Nashi women de fubei - xiangei shiren Aimei Saize'er那是我們的父輩——獻給詩人艾梅·塞澤爾, Shenfen身份, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
达斯 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꄿꏀ dda shyt [da³³ʂɿ⁵⁵]
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 男青年
Meaning in English: young man
Example: 牧羊的达斯站在坡上。
Reference: 318, Huobajie qian火把节前, Wu Qilada shiji吴琪拉达诗集, Wu Qilada吴琪拉达
大页 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꄿ dda 赢得，胜
Category: other
Meaning in Chinese: 头一名
Meaning in English: the champion
Example: 阿自从虎口里救了她，又挂了大页（头一名），她的心和阿自更是越贴越紧了。
Reference: 67, Axi guniang de honglv yaodai阿细姑娘的红绿腰带, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
代补 (n.)
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 宜良城
Meaning in English: Yiliang City
Example: 他立刻派兵前去镇压，几天之内在么宋、给地、李地、木鲁支、代补等许多地方住上了密密麻麻的官兵。
Reference: 54, Axibu阿细卜, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
德古 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꅡꈭ ndep ggup [ndɯ²¹gu²¹]
Category: person
Meaning in Chinese: 明理善断的长者；调节人
Meaning in English: mediator, respected people who are often called on to fairly settle disputes
Example: 他們同样为自己的祖先充滿著自豪。因为在他們口誦的家譜上，已經記載著無數智者和德古德古，指彝族部族中德高望重的人的名字。
Reference: 273-274, Nashi women de fubei - xiangei shiren Aimei Saize'er那是我們的父輩——獻給詩人艾梅·塞澤爾, Shenfen身份, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
洞四古 (n.)
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 昆明城
Meaning in English: Kunming City
Example: 阿细骑上飞马，提着仙刀走在前头，东指西戳，很快就攻克那支，袭击弄栋，逼近洞四古。
Reference: 57, Axibu阿细卜, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
杜惹 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: X dur [tu³³] （古彝文）
Category: animal
Meaning in Chinese: 云雀
Meaning in English: skylark
Example: 别听杜惹的歌，
杜惹的歌，
是唱给蓝天听的。
Reference: 219, Bieting fuga de hua别听夫呷的话, Wu Qilada shiji吴琪拉达诗集, Wu Qilada吴琪拉达
朵洛荷 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꅐꇁꉏ ddur la hxax [du̱³³la³³ha³⁴]
ꅐ ddur [du̱³³] 1) v. 出 exit; come or go out; grow [movement from inside to outside] (ant: ꃹ) 2) v. 显露 appear 3) v. 出产 produce
ꇁ la [la³³] v. 来 come [movement toward the speaker] (ant: ꁧ)
ꉏ hxax [ha³⁴] att. （表请求的语气） [expressing a polite request]
Category: culture
Meaning in Chinese: 一种彝族民间舞蹈
Meaning in English: a kind of Yi folk dance
Example: 朵洛荷舞：一种彝族民间舞蹈，姑娘们牵手为圆圈，踱步而走，边舞边唱，情绪轻柔、优美。
Reference: 108-109, Duoluohe wu朵洛荷舞, Chulian de ge初恋的歌, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
朵觋 (n.)
Category: religion
Meaning in Chinese: 替人念经送鬼神的人，也是彝族书面文学和口头文学的主要保存者之一
Example: 最后找到老朵觋，
三炷香他接去，
三升白米他收下，
三块盐巴他拿去。
Reference: 218, Meige梅葛, Yunnansheng minjian wenxue chuxiong diaochadui云南省民间文学楚雄调查队.
俄洛则俄 (n.)
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 彝族传说中的“白山”
Meaning in English: "White Mountain" in Yi legend
Example: 栓好狗后来打木刻，第一次木刻上说到俄洛则俄山去打猎不好。
Reference: 115, Huowu Diegu吙乌迭古, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
俄衣/俄尼 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀑꑌ o nyi [o³³ȵi³³]
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 岳父；舅舅
Meaning in English: father-in-law, wife's father [form of address]; uncle, mother's brother or father's sister's husband
Example: “俄衣，俄衣，我的俄衣呀！”
Reference: 213-214, Chuidi shaonian yu yunv吹笛少年与鱼女, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
额骨阿宝 (n.)
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 红河的发源地
Meaning in English: the source of Hong River
Example: 我生活在它的源头
生活在这个名叫额骨阿宝的地方
Reference: 618, Ying de chuanren鹰的传人, Xinshiqi Yunnan shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuan新时期云南少数民族文学作品选, Li Bi李毕.
恩体古兹 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꉬꄚ ꇴꌅ nge'tit gunzy
Category: religion
Meaning in Chinese: 彝语中意似“上帝”的神
Meaning in English: the God
Example: 各种作物都是“恩体古兹”赐给人类的。
Reference: 21, Wo zai shengui zhijian我在神鬼之间, Jike Erda Zehuo吉克·尔达·则伙 Jike Zehuo Shihuo吉克·则伙·史伙 Liu Yaohan刘尧汉.
尔比尔吉/尔别 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꇐꀳ lubyx
四字格：ꇐꀳꇐꏢ lubyx luji [lu³³pɿ³⁴ lu³³ʨi³³]
Category: culture
Meaning in Chinese: 彝族谚语、辞赋
Meaning in English: Yi proverb, ode, poetry
Example: 他的诗告别了俳偶的尔比尔吉（彝族谚语），不拘不束，如风中鸟，如水中鱼。
Reference: 1, 3, Xu序, Chulian de ge初恋的歌, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
夫呷 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꃜꇤ furx ga [fu̱³⁴ka³³]
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 媒人
Meaning in English: matchmaker
Example: 别听夫呷的话，
夫呷的话，
是说给钱财听的。
Reference: 219, Bieting fuga de hua别听夫呷的话, Wu Qilada shiji吴琪拉达诗集, Wu Qilada吴琪拉达
呷玛阿妞 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꇤꃀꀈꑘ ga mop at nyop [ka³³mo²¹a⁵⁵ȵo²¹]
Category: person
Meaning in Chinese: 凉山彝族民歌 《甘嫫阿妞》中主人公
Meaning in English: a character in Yi folk song Ganmo Aniu
Example: 我永恒的情人
是美人中的美人
人们都叫她呷玛阿妞
Reference: 85, Zihuaxiang自画像, Chulian de ge初恋的歌, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
呷西 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꇤꑭ Ga xy [ka³³ɕɿ³³]
Category: person
Meaning in Chinese: 奴隶族（古代彝族社会中ꈝꏦ的下级
Meaning in English: Nuosu lower slave caste, just below ꈝꏦ in ancient Nuosu society
Example: 锅庄娃：无人身自由，可由奴隶主买卖或转让的奴隶，即呷西。
Reference: 111, Huowu Diegu吙乌迭古, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
糕蕨 (n.)
Category: food and drink
Meaning in Chinese: 荞麦粑粑
Meaning in English: buckwheat cake
Example: 可怜的阿细，如同断了线的风筝，在阿欲布山流浪，拖着棍棒去吃百家饭，好心的婆婆，悄悄地给他个糕蕨。
Reference: 49, Axibu阿细卜, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
格初 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꇰꄫ ge to [kɯ³³tho³³]
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 傻瓜
Meaning in English: fool
Example: 儿子生来就不会哭、不会笑，故只好取名为“格初”。
Reference: 211, Wo zai shengui zhijian我在神鬼之间, Jike Erda Zehuo吉克·尔达·则伙 Jike Zehuo Shihuo吉克·则伙·史伙 Liu Yaohan刘尧汉.
格尼 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꈿꅪ mgep hni [ŋgɯ²¹n̥i³³)]
Category: plant
Meaning in Chinese: 桦树
Meaning in English: birch tree
Example: 他们用格尼树做犁头，用阿吉树做枷担，用嫩竹做牵绳，用黄竹做鞭子。
Reference: 19, Hongshui chaotian de gushi洪水潮天的故事, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
给地 (n.)
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 竹园，在云南弥勒；
Meaning in English: Zhuyuan, in Mile County, Yunnan Province
Example: 他立刻派兵前去镇压，几天之内在么宋、给地、李地、木鲁支、代补等许多地方住上了密密麻麻的官兵。
Reference: 54, Axibu阿细卜, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
咕呷 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꈭꏂ ggup shy [gu²¹ʂɿ³³]
Category: animal
Meaning in Chinese: 鸿雁（天鹅）
Meaning in English: swan goose, a kind of wild goose
Example: 咕呷，咕呷！
可怜的小阿衣呀！
Reference: 233, Dayan guniang大雁姑娘, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
咕咕嗯爵，咕咕嗯爵 (n/a)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꉂꉂXX?
ꉂ mgu [ŋgu³³] 1) v. 爱 like; love; 2) v. 思念；惦念 long for; miss; think of fondly
Category: sentence
Meaning in Chinese: 想念哥哥，想念哥哥
Meaning in English: miss my brother
Example: 剩下的肠子和骨头变成了斑鸠，所以斑鸠总是“咕咕嗯爵，咕咕嗯爵”地叫。
Reference: 88, Huqi虎妻, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
古里拉达 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꈬꑌꇁꄿ ggu nyi la dda [gu³³ȵi³³la³³da³³]
ꈬ ggu [gu³³] adj. （捆）牢；结实；牢固 sturdy; firm; able to withstand force
ꇁꄿ la dda [la³³da³³] n. （水）沟；山谷 ravine; watercourse
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 大凉山一地名
Meaning in English: a place in Daliangshan Mountain
Example: 啊，那支歌里有酒
还有古里拉达的麝香
Reference: 36, Lieche zai Liangshan de tudi shang列车在凉山的土地上, Yige yiren de mengxiang一个彝人的梦想, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
哈呷/汉嘎/黑呷 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: maybe ꉷꇤ huo ga
ꉷ huo [xɔ³³] 汉族
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 汉族，汉人
Meaning in English: Han people
Example: 我娶了一个汉嘎媳妇，真的
Reference: 763, Hanga汉嘎, Xinshiqi Zhongguo shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuanji新时期中国少数民族文学作品选集, Eni Mushasijia俄尼·牧莎斯加.
哈古 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꉱꈐ hat ku [xa⁵⁵khu³³]
Category: architecture
Meaning in Chinese: 房间
Meaning in English: room
Example: 走到哈古去，门打开了。
Reference: 8, Jiagu yuye甲姑雨夜, Wu Qilada wenji吴琪拉达文集, Wu Qilada吴琪拉达
哈古拉 (phr.)
Word(s) in Yi language: may be ꉏꉅꇁ
ꉅ mgur [ŋgu̱³³] v. 捡；拣; 收拾 pick up; clean up
Category: expression and phrase
Meaning in Chinese: 来捡种
Meaning in English: Please come and pick up the seeds
Example: 然后走上山顶喊道：‘阿蒲哈古拉，阿蒲哈古拉！’喊完后一样睡你的觉，醒来后所有的种子就都捡回来了。
Reference: 211, Chuidi shaonian yu yunv吹笛少年与鱼女, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
哈克拉 (phr.)
Word(s) in Yi language: may be ꉏꇽꇁ
ꉏ hxax [ha³⁴] att. （表请求的语气） [expressing a polite request]
ꇽ kie [khɛ³³] v. 开垦（火地等） begin to cultivate newly burned or cleared land (cf-sns: ꈘ)
ꇁ la [la³³] v. 来 come [movement toward the speaker] (ant: ꁧ)
Category: expression and phrase
Meaning in Chinese: 来开火地
Meaning in English: Please come and cultivate newly cleared land
Example: 然后你向天空喊道：‘阿蒲哈克拉，阿蒲哈克拉！’喊了以后，你尽管选个地方去睡觉。
Reference: 210, Chuidi shaonian yu yunv吹笛少年与鱼女, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
哈切拉 (phr.)
Word(s) in Yi language: may be ꉏꊪꇁ
ꊪ zy [ʦɿ³³] v. 栽；点播；插；载 sow seeds; plant; transplant, put seeds into the ground one by one (of potatoes, corn, rice, green vegetables) (cf-sns: ꉘ)
Category: expression and phrase
Meaning in Chinese: 来撒种
Meaning in English: Please come and sow seeds
Example: 向天空喊道：‘阿蒲哈切拉，阿蒲哈切拉！’喊了后你再睡一觉，醒来，种子就播好了。
Reference: 211, Chuidi shaonian yu yunv吹笛少年与鱼女, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
哈兹拉 (phr.)
Word(s) in Yi language: may be ꉏꍏꇁ
ꍏ zho [tʂo³³] v. 翻耕 plow a field after harvest to prepare it for the next planting
Category: expression and phrase
Meaning in Chinese: 来翻地
Meaning in English: Please come and plow the field
Example: 然后向天空喊道：‘阿蒲哈兹拉，阿蒲哈兹拉！’喊了后，仍然睡你的大觉吧！
Reference: 210, Chuidi shaonian yu yunv吹笛少年与鱼女, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
毫 (adj.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꉘ₅hxo [ho³³]
Category: other
Meaning in Chinese: 高（指山或高原）
Meaning in English: high (mountain)
Example: 在彝文古籍《指路经》中，称轿子雪山为“木毫弄本”，“木”直译为“天”，“毫”直译为“高”，“弄本”直译为“虎山”。
Reference: 437, Manhua Jiaozi xueshan漫话轿子雪山, Xinshiqi Yunnan shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuan新时期云南少数民族文学作品选, Zhang Yilong张一龙.
荷吙 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꉸꉷ huop huo [xɔ²¹xɔ³³]
Category: culture
Meaning in Chinese: 口弦；口琴
Meaning in English: Nuosu mouth harp
Example: 日米阿吉和莫克里遮又给了他一支荷吙，说荷吙是想念阿姆时弹的。
Reference: 119, 123, 124, Huowu Diegu吙乌迭古, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
黑克 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꉇꈌ hxix ke [hi³⁴khɯ³³]
Category: plant
Meaning in Chinese: 艾蒿，彝族人用来制作火把的植物
Meaning in English: artemisia, a kind of thin-stalked plant used to make torches for the Nuosu Torch Festival
Example: 支格阿龙立刻起来，摘了一根蒿草（彝音为“黑克”），走到主人面前说：“主人，你千万不要宰鹅给我吃。”
Reference: 4, Yingxiong Zhige Along de chuanshuo英雄支格阿龙的传说, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
唧里 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꐪꆮ jjup hlup [ʥu²¹ɬu²¹]
Category: culture
Meaning in Chinese: 口哨
Meaning in English: end-blown flute
Example: 齿笛：彝语为“唧里”，是一种无孔的竹笛，由齿缝出声。
Reference: 205, Chuidi shaonian yu yunv吹笛少年与鱼女, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
基那实 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꐯ jjy [ʥɿ³³] n. 铜 copper
Category: daily use
Meaning in Chinese: 铜锤
Meaning in English: copper hammer
Example: 有一天，支格阿龙父子二人各举了一只铜锤（彝音为“基那实”）一只铁锤（彝音为“色那实”）去平地，决心在一天中把人世间不平的地都捶平。
Reference: 11, Yingxiong Zhige Along de chuanshuo英雄支格阿龙的传说, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
吉狄马加 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꐛꄃꂶꏦ jjip dip max jie [ʥi²¹ti²¹ma³⁴ʨɛ³³]
Category: person
Meaning in Chinese: 诗人名
Meaning in English: name of a Yi poet
Example: 让吉狄马加这个痛苦而又沉重的名字
在子夜时分也染上太阳神秘的色彩
Reference: 87, Heise kuangxiangqu黑色狂想曲, Yige yiren de mengxiang一个彝人的梦想, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
吉俄博 (n.)
Category: expression and phrase
Meaning in Chinese: 注意了
Meaning in English: pay attention
Example: 到了，吉俄博！
Reference: 209, Sihua haozi xiang manpo四化号子响满坡, Wu Qilada shiji吴琪拉达诗集, Wu Qilada吴琪拉达
吉尔 (n.)
Category: religion
Meaning in Chinese: 护身符
Meaning in English: amulet
Example: 那是遥远的迟缓，被打开的门的吉尔。
Reference: 29, Chidao de wan'ge迟到的挽歌, Chidao de wan'ge迟到的挽歌, Jidi Majia吉狄马加
吉克比目 (n.)
Category: food and drink
Meaning in Chinese: 野草和少量苦荞做成的饼
Meaning in English: a kind of cake made of wild grass and a bit of tartary buckwheat
Example: 日子一久，黑彝主子不放心，怕他带领别的锅庄娃子起来反抗，就找了一个借口，给了他一把锄、一把砍刀和一羊皮口袋吉克比目粑粑，把他赶到高山上去。
Reference: 229, Dayan guniang大雁姑娘, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
吉勒布特 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: may be ꐟꆿꀭꄮ jjiep lat bux te [ʥɛ²¹la⁵⁵pu³⁴thɯ³³]
ꐟꆿ jjiep lat [ʥɛ²¹la⁵⁵] “吉拉”姓氏
ꀭꄮ Bux te [pu³⁴thɯ³³] prop n. 布拖（地名） Butuo, a county southeast of Xichang in Liangshan
ꀮ bu [pu³³] n. 刺猬（豪猪的总称） porcupine; general term for hedgehogs and porcupines
ꄮ te [thɯ³³] n. 松（树） pine, a type of evergreen tree that grows very tall and has needlelike leaves. Its small seeds can be eaten.
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 凉山彝族腹心地带一地名
Meaning in English: a place in the center of Liangshan
Example: 你还记得
那条通向吉勒布特的小路吗？
Reference: 16, Huida回答, Yige yiren de mengxiang一个彝人的梦想, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
夹出伲莫 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: XXꑱꃀ ?
ꑱꃀ yit mop [ʑi⁵⁵mo²¹] n. 剑. sword
Category: daily use
Meaning in Chinese: 剑
Meaning in English: sword
Example: 当支格阿龙歇下来时，成群的苍蝇向他攻来，支格阿龙拔出他身上的剑（彝音为“夹出伲莫”），向飞来的苍蛹砍去。
Reference: 6, Yingxiong Zhige Along de chuanshuo英雄支格阿龙的传说, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
结疤 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: maybe ꐞꀞ jjie bat
ꐞ jjie [ʥɛ³³] n. 分枝. branch
ꇤꀞ gabat v. 脱落. fall off
Category: daily use
Meaning in Chinese: 枯枝
Meaning in English: deadwood
Example: 别怕，阿爹，用犁头来撬吧，我肩上这个松树明子结疤（枯枝）一定撬得下来的。
Reference: 131, Wang Jiudian王九点, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
苴穆 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꌅꃀ nzy mop
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 原指王、首领，后演变为土司
Meaning in English: lord caste, originally means king or leader
Example: “苴穆”原意为王、酋长、首领，后演变为土司。
Reference: 178, Yizu wenhua yanjiu wenj彝族文化研究文集, Yunnan shehui kexueyuan chuxiong yizu wenhua yanjiusuo云南社会科学与楚雄彝族文化研究所
巨尔 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꐪꆮ jjup hlup [ʥu²¹ɬu²¹]
Category: culture
Meaning in Chinese: 箫（彝族特有的一种乐器）
Meaning in English: traditional Nuosu flute
Example: 在我手里放一管巨尔，管孔对着我的嘴，再捉一只蜜蜂放在管里。
Reference: 356-357, Aguo douzhi阿果斗智, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
卡沙沙，几言莫斯罗！ (n/a)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꈀꎭꀕ kax sha w [kha³⁴ʂa³³ʂa³³]
Category: sentence
Meaning in Chinese: 谢谢，再见了！
Meaning in English: Thank you and good bye！
Example: 他用浓重的云南腔将他学到的本地话回答乡亲们说：“卡沙沙，几言莫斯罗！”
Reference: 395, Wujin de sinian无尽的思念, Wu Qilada wenji吴琪拉达文集, Wu Qilada吴琪拉达
卡沙沙/卡莎莎 (phr.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꈀꎭꀕ kax sha w [kha³⁴ʂa³³ʂa³³]
Category: colloquialism
Meaning in Chinese: 谢谢
Meaning in English: thank you
Example: “人民这么好，真是卡沙沙，卡沙沙。”
Reference: 266, Zhigu桎梏, Xinshiqi Zhongguo shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuanji新时期中国少数民族文学作品选集, A Lei阿蕾.
卡谢着尔 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: may be ꈌꑝꐪꆮ
ꐪꆮꈌꑝ jjup hlup ke xit [ʥu²¹ɬu²¹khɯ³³ɕi⁵⁵] n. 箫（彝族特有的一种乐器） traditional Nuosu flute
Category: culture
Meaning in Chinese: 彝族的民间乐器
Meaning in English: a Yi traditional musical instrument
Example: 让我成为火镰，成为马鞍
成为口弦，成为马布，成为卡谢着尔
Reference: 86, Heise kuangxiangqu黑色狂想曲, Yige yiren de mengxiang一个彝人的梦想, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
开虐疵 (n/a)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꈁꑓꋌ ka nyuo cy [kha³³ȵɔ³³ʦhɿ³³]
Category: sentence
Meaning in Chinese: 请洗脸
Meaning in English: Please wash your face
Example: 端着一盆洗脸水，放在他的面前：“开虐疵！”
Reference: 72, Huanxiao de Jinsha Jiang欢笑的金沙江, Li Qiao李乔
克地火 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꈌꄸꉻ ke ddi ho [khɯ³³di³³xo³³]
Category: direction
Meaning in Chinese: 西北
Meaning in English: northwest
Example: 塔布阿玛怪说：“我们一共是三个：一个是塔布阿布，是个男怪，每三月在一个方向，它龙月、蛇月、马月在东南方（鲁地火），羊月、猴月、鸡月在西南方（由西果），狗月、猪月、配月在西北方（克地火），牛月、虎月、兔月在东北方（组黑果）。
Reference: 5, Yingxiong Zhige Along de chuanshuo英雄支格阿龙的传说, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
克里木火 (n.)
Category: culture
Meaning in Chinese: 彝族对客人表示尊敬的一种礼节
Meaning in English: an etiquette of the Yi people to show respect to their guests
Example: “这是我们彝族表示对客人很尊敬而举行的一种礼节，彝话叫‘克里木火’！”
Reference: 15-16, Yige Meiguo feixingyuan de qiyu一个美国飞行员的奇遇, Xinshiqi Zhongguo shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuanji新时期中国少数民族文学作品选集, Li Qiao李乔.
苦煮 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꈓꋦ kur zzur [khu̱³³ʣu̱³³]
Category: daily use
Meaning in Chinese: 木盔（木制餐具，主要用来装汤）
Meaning in English: soup tureen, traditional Nuosu wooden serving bowl which has a wide bowl on a pedestal
Example: 不久，有个姑娘用苦煮端着燕麦粥给邻居送去。
Reference: 440, Xiong he Shabu'an niao熊和沙布安鸟, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
拉莫 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꆿꃀ lat mop [la⁵⁵mo²¹]
Category: animal
Meaning in Chinese: 狼
Meaning in English: wolf
Example: “该遭鬼逮的，你不像人，简直像一条‘拉莫’！”
Reference: 222-223, Menglong de hong chenshan朦胧的红衬衫, Xinshiqi Zhongguo shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuanji新时期中国少数民族文学作品选集, Aliangzizhe 阿凉子者.
拉莫/拉摩 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꆿꃀ lat mop [la⁵⁵mo²¹]
Category: animal
Meaning in Chinese: 母老虎
Meaning in English: tigress
Example: 如果孩子仍哭个不停，大人就说：“史支、拉莫、哈呷来抱某某孩子了！”
Reference: 20, Wo zai shengui zhijian我在神鬼之间, Jike Erda Zehuo吉克·尔达·则伙 Jike Zehuo Shihuo吉克·则伙·史伙 Liu Yaohan刘尧汉.
勒俄特依 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꅺꊈꄯꒉ hnewo tepyy [n̥ɯ³³ɣo³³thɯ²¹ʑɿ³³]
ꄯꒉ tep yy [thɯ²¹ʑɿ³³] n. 纸；书；文件 paper; book; file
Category: culture
Meaning in Chinese: 《史记》（书名，彝族著名古典文献）
Meaning in English: “The Book of History”, a book of traditional Nuosu history
Example: 最后我看见一扇门上有四个字
《勒俄特依》
于是我敲开了这扇沉重的门
Reference: 92, Shishi he ren史诗和人, Chulian de ge初恋的歌, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
勒谷 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꅡꈭ ndep ggup [ndɯ²¹gu²¹]
Category: person
Meaning in Chinese: 德古（明理善断的长者）；调节人
Meaning in English: mediator, respected Nuosu person who is often called on to fairly settle disputes
Example: 所有的老莫苏和阿姆都惊叹着；所有见多识广的勒谷们都点着头。
Reference: 180-181, Aci guninag阿茨姑娘, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
冷衣 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: Xꒉ ?
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: (阿细语) 据传指洱海
Meaning in English: a place which may refer to Er Lake
Example: 最后，他们把抢来的奴隶都赶到了冷衣边。
Reference: 45, Huobajie火把节, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
李地 (n.)
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 路南城
Meaning in English: Lunan City
Example: 他立刻派兵前去镇压，几天之内在么宋、给地、李地、木鲁支、代补等许多地方住上了密密麻麻的官兵。
Reference: 54, Axibu阿细卜, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
俐则 (n./v.)
Category: other
Meaning in Chinese: 交往，集会
Meaning in English: contact, gather
Example: “俐则”原义为交往、来往、碰头和集会，一般系指男女青年之间的交往与聚会。
Reference: 329, Yizu wenhua yanjiu wenj彝族文化研究文集, Yunnan shehui kexueyuan chuxiong yizu wenhua yanjiusuo云南社会科学与楚雄彝族文化研究所
鲁地火 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꇐꄸꉻ lu ddi ho [lu³³di³³xo³³]
Category: direction
Meaning in Chinese: 东南方
Meaning in English: southeast
Example: 塔布阿玛怪说：“我们一共是三个：一个是塔布阿布，是个男怪，每三月在一个方向，它龙月、蛇月、马月在东南方（鲁地火），羊月、猴月、鸡月在西南方（由西果），狗月、猪月、配月在西北方（克地火），牛月、虎月、兔月在东北方（组黑果）。
Reference: 5, Yingxiong Zhige Along de chuanshuo英雄支格阿龙的传说, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
罗/拉 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꆿ lat [la⁵⁵]
Category: animal
Meaning in Chinese: 老虎
Meaning in English: tiger
Example: 川、滇凉山彝族自称“诺苏”（意为黑族），曾自称“罗罗”，称虎为“罗”或“拉”。
Reference: 38-44, Yizu wenhua yanjiu wenj彝族文化研究文集, Yunnan shehui kexueyuan chuxiong yizu wenhua yanjiusuo云南社会科学与楚雄彝族文化研究所
罗傲 (n.)
Category: food and drink
Meaning in Chinese: 香椿
Meaning in English: Chinese toon
Example: 香椿，彝称“罗傲”，直译意为“虎菜”。
Reference: 65, Muti chongbai母体崇拜, Liu Xiaoxing刘小幸
罗彻 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: X X qiep [ʨhe²¹]（古彝语）
Category: food and drink
Meaning in Chinese: 稻谷
Meaning in English: unhusked rice
Example: 稻谷，古彝语称为“罗彻”，义为虎谷，即谷是虎族的稻谷。
Reference: 65, Muti chongbai母体崇拜, Liu Xiaoxing刘小幸
罗开 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: maybe ꆹꈈ liko
Category: daily use
Meaning in Chinese: 犁头
Meaning in English: plowshare
Example: 犁头，彝语称“罗开”。
Reference: 65, Muti chongbai母体崇拜, Liu Xiaoxing刘小幸
罗帕/罗坚 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: lop jiet （古彝语）
Category: food and drink
Meaning in Chinese: 茶叶
Meaning in English: tea leaves
Example: 茶叶，彝语称为“罗帕”或“罗坚”直译意为“虎叶”。
Reference: 65, Muti chongbai母体崇拜, Liu Xiaoxing刘小幸
洛龙歌布曲 (n.)
Category: religion
Meaning in Chinese: 彝族传说中的五色彩鸟
Meaning in English: a five-color bird in Yi legends
Example: 因此，他死后心里一直很不安，就变成了一只洛龙歌布曲鸟，飞到他的哑巴儿子拉吉格楚那里去。
Reference: 62, Luolong Gebuqu niao洛龙歌布曲鸟, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
略茨 (n.)
Category: religion
Meaning in Chinese: 对妖魔鬼怪的统称
Meaning in English: a general term for evil spirits and ghosts
Example: 熊瞎子吗？不是。略茨吗？也不是。
Reference: 190, Mingding de shitou命定的石头, Ma si马嘶, Lv Yi吕翼
马布/马不 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꂶꀱ max bur [ma³⁴pu̱³³]
Category: culture
Meaning in Chinese: 一种彝族特制的吹奏乐器
Meaning in English: bamboo reed, blown as an instrument
Example: 是的，这是两条古来河流交汇的地方
是的，这是月琴诞生的地方
是的，这是马布诞生的地方
是的，这是一千年的痛苦和一千年的欢乐诞生的地方
Reference: 131, Gaobie ba, gulao de wabanfang告别吧，古老的瓦板房, Chulian de ge初恋的歌, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
马堵/玛都 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꂷꅍ maddu [ma³³du³³]
Category: religion
Meaning in Chinese: 神主牌；祖灵；竹灵（竹子根代表死人的灵魂）
Meaning in English: spirit token; a short root section of bamboo, representing the spirit of a dead person
Example: 若是死了，你回去就只能看见歪倒在荒草中的破房子，只能看见长满青苔的锅庄石，只能看见伤心的马堵了。
Reference: 124, Huowu Diegu吙乌迭古, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
玛蒙特衣 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꂘ ꃅ ꄯꒉ hmatmu tepyy
Category: culture
Meaning in Chinese: 格言诗
Meaning in English: motto poem
Example: 玛蒙特衣，凉山彝语，即教师的书，或育人的诗章，或训世良言、警世恒言。
Reference: 395, Mameng teyi玛蒙特衣, Wu Qilada shiji吴琪拉达诗集, Wu Qilada吴琪拉达
玛子 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꂛꊨ hmap zyt [m̥a²¹ʦɿ⁵⁵]
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 哥哥（女称）
Meaning in English: the way that women or girls call their brother
Example: 阿爸阿妈要苦洛叫他玛子。
Reference: 70, Luobo Zhai de lu洛博寨的路, Wu Qilada wenji吴琪拉达文集, Wu Qilada吴琪拉达
么宋 (n.)
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 虹溪，在云南省弥勒县，原名为十八寨
Meaning in English: Hongxi, in Mile County, Yunnan Province
Example: 他立刻派兵前去镇压，几天之内在么宋、给地、李地、木鲁支、代补等许多地方住上了密密麻麻的官兵。
Reference: 54, Axibu阿细卜, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
密喜把 (phr.)
Category: expression and phrase
Meaning in Chinese: 好地方
Meaning in English: good place
Example: 虽然我的彝族祖先们给村子起名叫“密喜把‘，是好地方的意思，可是，这村子却一向干旱。
Reference: 434, Nüxing de zhuangjia女性的庄稼, Xinshiqi Zhongguo shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuanji新时期中国少数民族文学作品选集, Zuo Zhongmei左中美.
摸干 (n.)
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 小偷
Meaning in English: thief
Example: “上回那几个摸干被抓了？”
Reference: 58, Changchang de shanlu长长的山路, Wu Qilada wenji吴琪拉达文集, Wu Qilada吴琪拉达
摩 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꃀ mop [mo²¹]
Category: other
Meaning in Chinese: 雌性
Meaning in English: female
Example: 彝语以“颇”表示雄性，“摩”表示雌性。
Reference: 62, Muti chongbai母体崇拜, Liu Xiaoxing刘小幸
莫格登 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꃀꈿꅉ mopmgep dde [mo²¹ŋgɯ²¹dɯ³³]
ꃀꈿ mopmgep [mo²¹ŋgɯ²¹] v. 开会. Hold a meeting
ꅉ dde [dɯ³³] n. 地方，处所. place
Category: expression and phrase
Meaning in Chinese: 集会地点
Meaning in English: meeting place
Example: 在当时吉克氏族腹心地带著名的“吉克莫格登”。
Reference: 13, Wo zai shengui zhijian我在神鬼之间, Jike Erda Zehuo吉克·尔达·则伙 Jike Zehuo Shihuo吉克·则伙·史伙 Liu Yaohan刘尧汉.
莫苏 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꃀꌠ mop su [mo²¹su³³]
Category: person
Meaning in Chinese: 老人；老年人
Meaning in English: the old
Example: 所有的老莫苏和阿姆都惊叹着；所有见多识广的勒谷们都点着头。
Reference:
木 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꃅ mu[mu33]
Category: nature
Meaning in Chinese: 天
Meaning in English: sky; heaven
Example: 在彝文古籍《指路经》中，称轿子雪山为“木毫弄本”，“木”直译为“天”，“毫”直译为“高”，“弄本”直译为“虎山”。
Reference: 437, Manhua Jiaozi xueshan漫话轿子雪山, Xinshiqi Yunnan shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuan新时期云南少数民族文学作品选, Zhang Yilong张一龙.
木毫弄本 (n.)
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 轿子雪山
Meaning in English: Jiaozi Snow Mountain
Example: 在彝文古籍《指路经》中，称轿子雪山为“木毫弄本”，“木”直译为“天”，“毫”直译为“高”，“弄本”直译为“虎山”。
Reference: 437, Manhua Jiaozi xueshan漫话轿子雪山, Xinshiqi Yunnan shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuan新时期云南少数民族文学作品选, Zhang Yilong张一龙.
木苦 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꈓ kur [khu̱³³]
Category: daily use
Meaning in Chinese: 木盔（彝族盛菜器）
Meaning in English: wooden tureen
Example: 妖婆取出了大木苦来一盆盆地舀着，她要亲自给阿舅家送去。
Reference: 158-159, Bimo yu guniang毕摩与姑娘, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
木鲁支 (n.)
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 弥勒城
Meaning in English: Mile City
Example: 他立刻派兵前去镇压，几天之内在么宋、给地、李地、木鲁支、代补等许多地方住上了密密麻麻的官兵。
Reference: 54, Axibu阿细卜, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
那听蜜 (n.)
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 北京
Meaning in English: Beijing
Example: 儿子扎尔跟着别人串联到“那听蜜”
Reference: 28, Zhajia sandai ren扎家三代人, Xinshiqi Zhongguo shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuanji新时期中国少数民族文学作品选集, Mokai Aoyimeng莫凯·奥依蒙.
那召 (n.)
Category: other
Meaning in Chinese: (阿细语) 一个年号
Meaning in English: a reign title (Axi dialect)
Example: 那召那个时候，我们的祖先还住在拖登来若。
Reference: 43, Huobajie火把节, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
那支 (n.)
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 华宁县
Meaning in English: Huaning County
Example: 正当官兵泄气丧胆的时候，阿细带领大批人马从后山出来，浩浩荡荡地向那支进军。
Reference: 57, Axibu阿细卜, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
纳矣/诺矣 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꆈꒉ nuo yy [nɔ³³ʑɿ³³]
ꆈ nuo [nɔ³³] adj. 黑色 black
ꒉ yy [ʑɿ³³] n. 1) 水；汤 liquid; soup; water 2) 河 river; stream
Category: nature
Meaning in Chinese: 意为“黑水”，指金沙江和雅砻江
Meaning in English: lit. black river, refers to Jinsha river and Yalong river
Example: 例如金沙江南北两岸和雅砻江东西两侧为彝族世居之地，彝称此两江为“纳矣”或“诺矣”，意为黑水。
Reference: 121, Yizu wenhua yanjiu wenj彝族文化研究文集, Yunnan shehui kexueyuan chuxiong yizu wenhua yanjiusuo云南社会科学与楚雄彝族文化研究所
娜 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: neht [nɛ55]（云南规范彝语）
Category: nature
Meaning in Chinese: 春天
Meaning in English: spring
Example: “娜苯”，彝语，花名，“娜”是春季之义，“苯”是荒坡、旷野、土丘、山岭之义。
Reference: 442, Naben“娜苯”, Xinshiqi Yunnan shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuan新时期云南少数民族文学作品选, Yang Chunhua杨春华.
娜苯 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: maybe neht bbep [nɛ55bɤ²¹]
Category: plant
Meaning in Chinese: 一种花名
Meaning in English: a kind of flower
Example: “娜苯”，彝语，花名，“娜”是春季之义，“苯”是荒坡、旷野、土丘、山岭之义。
Reference: 441-446, Naben“娜苯”, Xinshiqi Yunnan shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuan新时期云南少数民族文学作品选, Yang Chunhua杨春华.
妮嫫 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꑌꂵ nyi mat [ȵi³³ma⁵⁵]
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 妹妹
Meaning in English: younger sister
Example: 好一个妮嫫，
如同山花一朵。
Reference: 166, Hao yige nimo好一个妮嫫, Wu Qilada shiji吴琪拉达诗集, Wu Qilada吴琪拉达
尼密西密 (n/a)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꅽꂓꑫX nit hmi xyt ?
ꅽ nit [ni⁵⁵] n. 你. you
ꂓ hmi [m̥i³³] n. 名，名字. name
ꑫ xyt [ɕɿ⁵⁵] n. 姓氏. Family name
Category: sentence
Meaning in Chinese: 你叫什么名字
Meaning in English: What's your name？
Example: 他怀疑地向她问道：“尼密西密？”
Reference: 72, Huanxiao de Jinsha Jiang欢笑的金沙江, Li Qiao李乔
尼尼 (n.)
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 岳母
Meaning in English: mother-in-law, wife's mother
Example: “尼尼，尼尼，我的尼尼呀！”
Reference: 213-214, Chuidi shaonian yu yunv吹笛少年与鱼女, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
弄本 (n.)
Category: expression and phrase
Meaning in Chinese: 虎山
Meaning in English: the mountain of tigers
Example: 在彝文古籍《指路经》中，称轿子雪山为“木毫弄本”，“木”直译为“天”，“毫”直译为“高”，“弄本”直译为“虎山”。
Reference: 437, Manhua Jiaozi xueshan漫话轿子雪山, Xinshiqi Yunnan shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuan新时期云南少数民族文学作品选, Zhang Yilong张一龙.
弄栋 (n.)
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 在传说中指澂江、呈贡一带
Meaning in English: an area near Chengjiang & Chenggong in Yi legends
Example: 阿细骑上飞马，提着仙刀走在前头，东指西戳，很快就攻克那支，袭击弄栋，逼近洞四古。
Reference: 57, Axibu阿细卜, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
奴左，哀阿左 (n/a)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꋠ zze [ʣɯ³³] v. 吃. eat
Category: sentence
Meaning in Chinese: 你吃，我不吃！
Meaning in English: You eat, I don't eat
Example: “奴左，哀阿左！”磨石拉萨摇着头。
Reference: 101, Huanxiao de Jinsha Jiang欢笑的金沙江, Li Qiao李乔
诺阿浦 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꆈꀉꁌ nuo ax pu [nɔ³³a³⁴phu³³]
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 黑大爷，汉族对黑彝的尊称
Meaning in English: the respectful way that Han people call Nuosu Yi people
Example: “诺阿浦，喝吧！”
Reference: 47, Huanxiao de Jinsha Jiang欢笑的金沙江, Li Qiao李乔
诺合 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꆈꉼ nuohop [nɔ³³xo²¹]
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 贵族
Meaning in English: the nobility
Example: 他们重又将人划分为“诺合”、“曲惹”、阿加和呷西呷洛（奴隶娃子）等三等九级。
Reference: 17, Shiji Wenji zixu zhiyi《诗集》、《文集》自序之一, Wu Qilada shiji吴琪拉达诗集, Wu Qilada吴琪拉达
诺苏 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꆈꌠ Nuo su [nɔ³³su³³]
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 凉山彝族（自称） ，意为黑族
Meaning in English: Nuosu Yi ethnic group, the way that Liangshan Yi people call themselves, lit. people of black
Example: 这个甜蜜而又悲哀的种族
但我不会不知道
从什么时候起就自称为诺苏
Reference: 61, Yiren mengjian de yanse彝人梦见的颜色 Yige yiren de mengxiang一个彝人的梦想, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
哦波 (n.)
Category: animal
Meaning in Chinese: 石蚌，云南贵州地区的一种蛙类
Meaning in English: a kind of frog in Yunnan and Guizhou province
Example: 石蚌属蛙类，彝称“哦波”，其肉可食。
Reference: 128, Yizu wenhua yanjiu wenj彝族文化研究文集, Yunnan shehui kexueyuan chuxiong yizu wenhua yanjiusuo云南社会科学与楚雄彝族文化研究所
颇 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꀞ bat [pa⁵⁵]
Category: other
Meaning in Chinese: 雄性
Meaning in English: male
Example: 彝语以“颇”表示雄性，“摩”表示雌性。
Reference: 62, Muti chongbai母体崇拜, Liu Xiaoxing刘小幸
普嫫列依/普莫列依 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꁍꃀꅩꒌ pupmop hnixyyr
Category: person
Meaning in Chinese: 彝族创世神话的女神之一，是创世英雄支呷阿鲁的母亲
Meaning in English: one of the goddess in the Yi creation myth, mother of the creation hero Zhige Along
Example: 哦，女神普嫫列依！请把你缝制头盖的针借给我。
Reference: 29, Liekai de xingqiu裂开的星球, Chidao de wan'ge迟到的挽歌, Jidi Majia吉狄马加
器西 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꇛꌺ gix sse
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 旧社会的乡官
Meaning in English: a village official in the old days
Example: 在旧社会的乡官伙头彝语称为“器西”。
Reference: 64, Muti chongbai母体崇拜, Liu Xiaoxing刘小幸
曲诺 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꐍꆈ Qux nuo [ʨhu³⁴nɔ³³]
Category: person
Meaning in Chinese: 指过去凉山奴隶社会的一个阶层，相当于百姓
Meaning in English: Nuosu civilian, a social caste during Liangshan's Feudal Period, below Black Nuosu, but above the slave caste
Example: 从前，某地有个年轻的曲诺。
Reference: 241-242, 245, Hui changge de huli会唱歌的狐狸, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
曲惹 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: maybe ꐍꌺ quxsse
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 白彝劳动百姓
Meaning in English: the common Bai Yi people of labor
Example: 他们重又将人划分为“诺合”、“曲惹”、阿加和呷西呷洛（奴隶娃子）等三等九级。
Reference: 17, Shiji Wenji zixu zhiyi《诗集》、《文集》自序之一, Wu Qilada shiji吴琪拉达诗集, Wu Qilada吴琪拉达
却波/雀博 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꐋꀨ qop bop [ʨho²¹po²¹]
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 同志
Meaning in English: comrade
Example: 那个卫兵知道丁却波就是丁政委，又问道：“你们是他的什么人？”
Reference: 26, 93, Huanxiao de Jinsha Jiang欢笑的金沙江, Li Qiao李乔
日毕 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꒌꀘ yyr bi
Category: religion
Meaning in Chinese: 做法事，驱邪除咒的行为
Meaning in English: sacrifice ceremony held to keep away evil spirits and curse
Example: 属于驱赶、除邪、诅咒为达到和实现敌败我胜、免除凶兆、补苴罅漏一类的做法叫“日毕”。
Reference: 31, Wo zai shengui zhijian我在神鬼之间, Jike Erda Zehuo吉克·尔达·则伙 Jike Zehuo Shihuo吉克·则伙·史伙 Liu Yaohan刘尧汉.
撒拉 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꌓꅲ sap hna [sa²¹n̥a³³]
Category: culture
Meaning in Chinese: 包括唢呐、大筒、长号、大螺号等在内的吹奏乐器
Meaning in English: blowing instrument
Example: 两位老人都吹撒拉，一场又一场为村庄以及周边各地去世的亡者吹奏。
Reference: 574, Cunzhuang shu村庄书, Xinshiqi Yunnan shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuan新时期云南少数民族文学作品选, Zuo Zhongmei左中美.
色那实 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꎸXX ?
ꎸꅍ she ddu [ʂɯ³³du³³] n. 铁 iron
Category: daily use
Meaning in Chinese: 铁锤
Meaning in English: iron hammer
Example: 有一天，支格阿龙父子二人各举了一只铜锤（彝音为“基那实”）一只铁锤（彝音为“色那实”）去平地，决心在一天中把人世间不平的地都捶平。
Reference: 11, Yingxiong Zhige Along de chuanshuo英雄支格阿龙的传说, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
色颇/色坡 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꌌꁈ sip po [si²¹pho³³] or ꌊꁈ six po [si³⁴pho³³]
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 主人（解放前凉山的奴隶对男黑彝的称呼）
Meaning in English: master, boss [form of address of slaves to a man of the ꆈꉼ ‘aristocrat’ caste in ancient Nuosu society]
Example: 色颇，天气这样冷！
Reference: 377, 379, Songgu Keren de gushi松谷克忍的故事, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
沙布安 (n.)
Category: animal
Meaning in Chinese: 背灰腹黄尾秃的鸟，状类鹌鹑
Meaning in English: a kind of bird which looks like quail
Example: 有一天，一只熊在路上看见一只沙布安鸟，便向它走去。
Reference: 440-441, Xiong he Shabu'an niao熊和沙布安鸟, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
沙洛 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꎭꇉ sha lo [ʂa³³ lo³³]
ꎭ sha [ʂa³³] adj. 贫穷 poor
ꇉ lo [lo³³] 1) n. 山谷 ravine; small valley; place between two slopes, not flat at the bottom 2) cl. 条（沟）ditch; ravine (measure for ravine, stream bed)
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 大凉山一地名
Meaning in English: a place in Daliang mountains
Example: 沙洛河
Reference: 9, Shaluo he沙洛河, Yige yiren de mengxiang一个彝人的梦想, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
沙洛 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: sot nur
Category: plant
Meaning in Chinese: 豌豆
Meaning in English: bean
Example: 树上的画眉吃沙洛。
Reference: 41, Ku ge苦歌, Wu Qilada shiji吴琪拉达诗集, Wu Qilada吴琪拉达
沙衣 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: may be ꏁꒉ shyx yy
ꀉꉷꏁꒉ ax huo shyx yy 金沙江
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: (阿细语) 传说中的地名，据传指金沙江
Meaning in English: a place in legend which may refer to Jinsha River (Axi dialect)
Example: 有的说，从贵州去，由沙衣回来，沿路老老小小裹在一起抢来。
Reference: 43, Huobajie火把节, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
石姆姆哈/石姆木哈 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꏃꃅꉬꉎ shyp mu nge hxa [tʂɿ²¹mu³³ŋɯ³³ha⁵⁵]
Category: religion
Meaning in Chinese: 上天（宇宙的上方）（文学语）；天堂
Meaning in English: heavens; heaven; spiritual realm [literary]
Example: 纵然有一天我到了富丽堂皇的石姆姆哈
我也要哭喊着回到她的怀中
Reference: 10, Daji Shaluo guxiang达基沙洛故乡, Yige yiren de mengxiang一个彝人的梦想, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
史支 (n.)
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 盗贼
Meaning in English: robber
Example: 如果孩子仍哭个不停，大人就说：“史支、拉莫、哈呷来抱某某孩子了！”
Reference: 20, Wo zai shengui zhijian我在神鬼之间, Jike Erda Zehuo吉克·尔达·则伙 Jike Zehuo Shihuo吉克·则伙·史伙 Liu Yaohan刘尧汉.
术节 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: xiep jiep
Category: animal
Meaning in Chinese: 狮子
Meaning in English: lion
Example: 尽管彝族对狮子有彝名叫“术节”，但仍然称石狮子为“饱罗”。
Reference: 65, Muti chongbai母体崇拜, Liu Xiaoxing刘小幸
斯耶母 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꌎꑻꃅ sie yuo mu [sɛ³³ʑɔ³³mu³³]
Category: religion
Meaning in Chinese: 打木刻占卜
Meaning in English: divination with wood
Example: 打木刻：彝音为“斯耶母”，在木棒或竹块上一边用刀刻，一边念咒的一种卜卦形式。
Reference: 115, Huowu Diegu吙乌迭古, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
苏几 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: Xꏠ
ꏠ jit [ʨi⁵⁵] n. 缎子 satin cloth
Category: daily use
Meaning in Chinese: 上等丝头帕
Meaning in English: high-class satin headscarf
Example: 别家姑娘的头上、领上、耳上和手腕上都戴得有苏几、珊瑚串、银领锁、耳环、手镯，她却一样也没有。
Reference: 178, Aci guninag阿茨姑娘, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
苏尼 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꌠꑊ su nyit [su³³ȵi⁵⁵]
Category: religion
Meaning in Chinese: 端公（旧时从事跳神活动的人）
Meaning in English: Nuosu ritualists who can be possessed by a spirit to perform rituals
Example: 妈妈 我的妈妈
我曾去寻问高明的毕摩
我曾去寻问年长的苏尼
在什么地方才能得到宁静
在什么时候才能最后安宁
Reference: 165, Ningjing宁静, Yiwang de ci遗忘的词, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
索马 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꎯꂷ shuox ma [ʂɔ³⁴ma³³]
Category: plant
Meaning in Chinese: 杜鹃花；映山红
Meaning in English: azalea, a kind of shrub with red flowers that grows all over Liangshan
Example: 第一天，他站在虫树上射。虫树枝遮住了他的眼睛，没有把太阳射下来。支格阿龙生气了，对着虫树骂道：
“背时的虫树，你二天要断根绝种。”
后来，虫树就再不发小枝了。
第二天，他又站在索马树上射。叶子又挡住了他的眼睛，没有把太阳射下来。支格河龙生气了，对着索马树骂道：
“背时的索马树，你以后永远也长不高。”
后来，索马树就长得很矮小了。
Reference: 8, Yingxiong Zhige Along de chuanshuo英雄支格阿龙的传说, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
琐珞阿居波 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: XXꀉꐩꁧ
ꀉꐩ ax jju [a³⁴ʥu³³] n. 狐狸 fox
ꁧ bbo [bo³³] n. 山 mountain
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 指大、小凉山交界处的龙头山，原意为“狐狸住的山”
Meaning in English: present Longtou Mountain between the Daliang Mountains and Xiaoliang Mountains, originally means Fox Mountain
Example: 第二次木刻上说到琐珞阿居波山去也不好。琐珞阿居波：指大、小凉山交界处的龙头山。原意为“狐狸住的山”。传说洪水潮天时，这里只有一块仅容一只狐狸住的地方没有被水淹没，故名。
Reference: 115, Huowu Diegu吙乌迭古, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
塔答 (v.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꄡꄉ tat da [tha⁵⁵ ta³³]
Category: action and activity
Meaning in Chinese: 宽限
Meaning in English: extend a time limit
Example: 它叫着：“塔答，塔答！”
Reference: 453, Zidu兹都, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
特尔吙普 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꄯꆪꉘꁌ
ꄯꆪ tep help [thɯ²¹ɬɯ²¹] n. 兔子（文学语） rabbit [literary]
ꉘꁌ hxo pu [ho³³phu³³] n. 山梁 mountain top
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 兔山
Meaning in English: Tushan (lit. Rabbit Mountain)
Example: 他们认为这是好兆，就把这山取名叫“特尔吙普山”，他们用这个名字来纪念这次出征。
Reference: 104, Ayi Cuobi yu Asi Muxia阿衣错比与阿丝木呷, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
吐 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꐎ qu [ʨhu³³]
Category: daily use
Meaning in Chinese: 银子，原意为白颜色
Meaning in English: silver, originally means white
Example: 银子凉山彝族谓之“吐”，其义为白颜色。320, Yizu wenhua yanjiu wenj彝族文化研究文集, Yunnan shehui kexueyuan chuxiong yizu wenhua yanjiusuo云南社会科学与楚雄彝族文化研究所
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拖登来若 (n.)
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: (阿细语) 传说中的地名，据传在金沙江畔
Meaning in English: a place near Jinsha River in legend (Axi dialect)
Example: 那召那个时候，我们的祖先还住在拖登来若。
Reference: 43, Huobajie火把节, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
挖巴 (n.)
Category: daily use
Meaning in Chinese: 竹筏
Meaning in English: bamboo raft
Example: 我终于忍不住邀约了几个前来锁水寨采风写生的朋友，划起挖巴渡过江流。
Reference: 389, Jiang nabian de zhaizi江那边的寨子, Xinshiqi Yunnan shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuan新时期云南少数民族文学作品选, Li Zhihong李智红
瓦补多几 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꃬꀮXX
ꃬꀮ va bu [va³³pu³³] n. 公鸡 rooster; cock
Category: person
Meaning in Chinese: 彝族传说，瓦补多几是一头雄健的公鸡
Meaning in English: a powerful cock in Yi legend
Example: 我祝愿每一只公鸡
都象瓦补多几那样雄健
Reference: 4, Xinghuijie de zhuyuan星回节的祝愿, Yige yiren de mengxiang一个彝人的梦想, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
瓦子瓦/瓦吉瓦 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꃪ vat [va⁵⁵]
Category: other
Meaning in Chinese: 好得很
Meaning in English: very good
Example: “共产党瓦子瓦！”
Reference: 236, Huanxiao de Jinsha Jiang欢笑的金沙江, Li Qiao李乔
我家觉莫伙普格拉哈 (n/a)
Category: sentence
Meaning in Chinese: 请到我的家乡觉莫山上来玩
Meaning in English: Please come to my hometown, Juemo Mountain
Example: “哆啦啦——啦哆嗦——我家觉莫伙普格拉哈一“
Reference: 194, Zhigu桎梏, Xinshiqi Zhongguo shaoshuminzu wenxue zuopin xuanji新时期中国少数民族文学作品选集, A Lei阿蕾.
乌果 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꃱꈤ vop ggo [vo²¹go³³]
Category: food and drink
Meaning in Chinese: （编成串的）圆根干儿
Meaning in English: rack of braided dried turnip
Example: 吃的都是从来没吃过的上等好菜饭，再也不是那没味的乌果串和难吞的吉克比目粑粑了。
Reference: 230, Dayan guniang大雁姑娘, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
乌抛 (n.)
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 山名
Meaning in English: name of a mountain
Example: 大凉山男性的乌抛山
快去拥抱小凉山女性的阿呷居木山
Reference: 86, Heise kuangxiangqu黑色狂想曲, Yige yiren de mengxiang一个彝人的梦想, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
乌屈 (n.)
Category: culture
Meaning in Chinese: 坟墓
Meaning in English: tomb
Example: 这座大坟彝名“苴穆乌屈”，“乌屈”意为坟墓。
Reference: 178, Yizu wenhua yanjiu wenj彝族文化研究文集, Yunnan shehui kexueyuan chuxiong yizu wenhua yanjiusuo云南社会科学与楚雄彝族文化研究所
喜莫 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꑮꃀ xyp mop [ɕɿ²¹mo²¹]
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 妻子，媳妇
Meaning in English: wife
Example: 你也别喜莫喜莫的，我听着不舒服。
Reference: 33, 80, Ma si马嘶, Lü Yi吕翼
先基 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ɕe44 dʑi44
Category: culture
Meaning in Chinese: 歌，情歌；故事，恋爱故事 (阿细人的一种歌)
Meaning in English: love song or story (Axi dialect)
Example: 阿欲布山又活跃起来了，唱“先基”的，弹大三弦的，跳月的到处都是，笑声、歌声、三弦声把阿欲布山闹得天翻地覆。
Reference: 54, Axibu阿细卜, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
依玛尔博 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꒉꂷꆫꁯ yy ma hlut bbup [ʑɿ³³ma³³ɬu⁵⁵bu²¹]
Category: daily use
Meaning in Chinese: 彝族民间的一种顶端有红须的草帽
Meaning in English: wide-brimmed Nuosu straw hat with red fringe
Example: 依玛尔博
Reference: 11, Yima erbo依玛尔博, Yige yiren de mengxiang一个彝人的梦想, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
以口 (n.)
Category: geography
Meaning in Chinese: 水凹
Meaning in English: pool
Example: “以口”彝义为水凹，此山岗侧有水潭。
Reference: 191, Yizu wenhua yanjiu wenj彝族文化研究文集, Yunnan shehui kexueyuan chuxiong yizu wenhua yanjiusuo云南社会科学与楚雄彝族文化研究所
英姆阿普 (n.)
Category: religion
Meaning in Chinese: 天老爷
Meaning in English: the god of heaven
Example: 哪家不好好种它、管它和收它，“英姆阿普”就不让哪家丰收。
Reference: 21, Wo zai shengui zhijian我在神鬼之间, Jike Erda Zehuo吉克·尔达·则伙 Jike Zehuo Shihuo吉克·则伙·史伙 Liu Yaohan刘尧汉.
由西果 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꑾꌋꈤ yox si ggo [ʑo³⁴si³³go³³]
Category: direction
Meaning in Chinese: 西南
Meaning in English: southwest
Example: 塔布阿玛怪说：“我们一共是三个：一个是塔布阿布，是个男怪，每三月在一个方向，它龙月、蛇月、马月在东南方（鲁地火），羊月、猴月、鸡月在西南方（由西果），狗月、猪月、配月在西北方（克地火），牛月、虎月、兔月在东北方（组黑果）。
Reference: 5, Yingxiong Zhige Along de chuanshuo英雄支格阿龙的传说, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
约呷哈且 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꒀꈨ ꉏꐞ yopgge hxaxjjie
Category: person
Meaning in Chinese: 彝族传说，约呷哈且是一头领头的绵羊
Meaning in English: a leading sheep in Yi legend
Example: 我祝愿每一头绵羊
都象约呷哈且那样勇敢
Reference: 4, Xinghuijie de zhuyuan星回节的祝愿, Yige yiren de mengxiang一个彝人的梦想, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
匝毕 (n./v.)
Category: religion
Meaning in Chinese: 做道场，祈愿祷祝的行为
Meaning in English: Taoism sacrifice ceremony held to pray and bless
Example: 属于献祭、祷祝、祈求为使人丁平安、六畜兴旺、五谷丰登一类的做法叫“匝毕”。
Reference: 31, Wo zai shengui zhijian我在神鬼之间, Jike Erda Zehuo吉克·尔达·则伙 Jike Zehuo Shihuo吉克·则伙·史伙 Liu Yaohan刘尧汉.
栽左 (n.)
Category: action and activity
Meaning in Chinese: 吃饭
Meaning in English: eat
Example: “阿达，栽左！”
Reference: 101, Huanxiao de Jinsha Jiang欢笑的金沙江, Li Qiao李乔
则摩 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꊐꂿ zipmo
Category: daily use
Meaning in Chinese: 原意泛指牲畜，后指货币
Meaning in English: currency, originally means livestock
Example: 表示货币概念的词为“则摩”，“则摩”原义泛指牛羊，即牲畜的概称。
Reference: 320, Yizu wenhua yanjiu wenj彝族文化研究文集, Yunnan shehui kexueyuan chuxiong yizu wenhua yanjiusuo云南社会科学与楚雄彝族文化研究所
昭觉 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꏪꐦ Juo jjop [ʨɔ³³ʥo²¹]
Category: place
Meaning in Chinese: 大凉山一地名
Meaning in English: a county northeast of Xichang in Liangshan
Example: 我做過許多的夢
夢中看見過最多的情境
是我生長的小城昭覺
Reference: 217, Huoxu wo congwei wangji guo - xiegei wode chushengdi he tongnian或許我從未忘記過——寫給我的出生地和童年, Shenfen身份, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
支呷阿鲁/支格阿龙 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꍜꇰꀉꇐ zhyx ge ax lu [tʂɿ³⁴kɯ³³a³⁴ lu³³]
ꇐ lu [lu³³] n. 龙 dragon
Category: person
Meaning in Chinese: 彝族神话中的英雄，传说他在龙年龙月龙日龙时诞生
Meaning in English: a hero in Yi legend who is said to be born at the hour, day, month and year of the dragon
Example: 但我却知道
确有一群彝人的祖先
确有一个古老的民族
于是英雄的支呷阿鲁
便在龙年龙月龙日龙时生
留下龙之图腾
Reference: 146, Long zhi tuteng龙之图腾, Chulian de ge初恋的歌, Jidi Majia吉狄马加.
兹脚，兹脚，兹兹脚 (n/a)
Category: sentence
Meaning in Chinese: 债主，债主，还不起
Meaning in English: Creditor, creditor, I can't afford the debt.
Example: 兹都无奈从天上唰地飞下地来躲账，它可怜地诉说着：“兹脚，兹脚，兹兹脚！……”
Reference: 453, Zidu兹都, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
兹来毕不起 (n/a)
Category: sentence
Meaning in Chinese: 君子来祭司不让位
Meaning in English: the Bimo won't even give way to the emperor
Example: 在“兹来毕不起”的谚语影响上，自己的职业也被视为是“至高无上”的。
Reference: 31, Wo zai shengui zhijian我在神鬼之间, Jike Erda Zehuo吉克·尔达·则伙 Jike Zehuo Shihuo吉克·则伙·史伙 Liu Yaohan刘尧汉.
兹兹瓦扎苦 (n.)
Category: animal
Meaning in Chinese: 一种鸟
Meaning in English: a kind of bird
Example: 一只兹兹瓦扎苦鸟从屋檐边飞过，看见阿茨在哭泣，便停下来问道。
Reference: 177, Aci guninag阿茨姑娘, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
子居 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꊫꏰ zyp jut [ʦɿ²¹ʨu⁵⁵] n. 百灵
ꏰ jut [ʨu⁵⁵] n. 云雀（文学语）lark; skylark [literary]
Category: animal
Meaning in Chinese: 云雀，百灵
Meaning in English: lark; skylark [literary]
Example: 他正哭时，一只子居鸟飞来了，边飞边叫着。
Reference: 110, 117, Huowu Diegu吙乌迭古, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
足祖俺 (n.)
Category: religion
Meaning in Chinese: 吃人的妖怪
Meaning in English: man-eating demons
Example: 老变婆：彝语叫“足祖俺”，意思为吃人的妖婆。一般不管性别，男妖也叫老变婆。
Reference: 131, Luchuga Alu shoushi laobianpo陆楚尕阿鲁收拾老变婆, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
组黑果 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꑌꌋꈤ nyi si ggo [ȵi³³si³³go³³]
Category: direction
Meaning in Chinese: 东北
Meaning in English: northeast
Example: 塔布阿玛怪说：“我们一共是三个：一个是塔布阿布，是个男怪，每三月在一个方向，它龙月、蛇月、马月在东南方（鲁地火），羊月、猴月、鸡月在西南方（由西果），狗月、猪月、配月在西北方（克地火），牛月、虎月、兔月在东北方（组黑果）。
Reference: 5, Yingxiong Zhige Along de chuanshuo英雄支格阿龙的传说, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
祖莫/兹莫 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꌅꃀ Nzy mop [nʣɿ³³mo²¹]
Category: appellation
Meaning in Chinese: 土司（古代彝族的最高统治等级）
Meaning in English: lord caste, the highest caste in ancient Nuosu society
Example: 我们是给我们的祖莫出来打雀子的。
Reference: 265-268, Didi he niu弟弟和牛, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.
作帛/做帛 (n.)
Word(s) in Yi language: ꊿꁨ co bbop [tsho33bo²¹]
Category: culture
Meaning in Chinese: 请毕摩念经并宴会亲友
Meaning in English: invite Bimo to chant sutras and feast with relatives and friends
Example: 有一天，远处埔子里有一家人作帛，九山九岭的人都去了，非常热闹。
Reference: 176-178, 181, 193, Aci guninag阿茨姑娘, Yizu minjian gushi xuan彝族民间故事选, Li Dejun李德君 & Tao Xueliang陶学良.