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ShiShan
ShiShan is a family of Unicode fonts for the Miao (Pollard) script. This script is extremely common in northeast Yunnan and northwest Guizhou. It is also used by some Yi and Lisu groups, and historically was used by other, smaller language communities in China. SIL has some ShiShan fonts in development since 2014 to cover these dialects: - Da Hua Miao (Ahmao, Big Flowery Miao). Ethnologue link. Alternate names: A-Hmao, Big Flowery Miao, Da Hua Bei Miao, Da Hua Miao, Diandongbei Miao, FloweryMiao, Great Flowery Tribe, Hua Miao, Hwa Miao, Northeastern Dian Miao, Northeastern Yunnan Miao, Ta HwaMiao Location: Eastern Guizhou and all of northeast Yunnan to Chuxiong.
- Dong Lisu (Lipo, Eastern Lisu). Ethnologue link. Alternate names: Central Lisu, Dayao, Eastern Lisu, Lolongo Dialects: Eastern Lipo, Western Lipo Location: From Luquan scattered northeast to Sichuan and Guizhou, northwest to Panzhihua in Sichuan, west to Chuxiong and near Lijiang. The majority dialect around Yuanmou.
- Bai Yi (White Yi). Ethnologue link. Alternate names: Bai Yi, Central Yi, Gaoshanzu, Hei Yi, Lolopho, Lulupu, Luolu Dialects: Nanhua Lolopo, Shuangbai Lolopo, Yao’an Lolopo Location: Wuding and Luquan south to Kunming, mostly eastward. Not intelligible with identically named dialects around Chuxiong and Qujing, or south of Kunming.
- Gan Yi (Dry Yi). Ethnologue link. Alternate names: Eastern Yi. Dialects: Bijie, Dafang, Qian Xi. Location: Wuding and Luquan area toward Kunming. Not intelligible with identically named dialects south or east of Kunming.
- Hei Yi (Black Yi). Ethnologue link. Alternate names: Black Yi, Dian Dongbei Yi, Hei Yi, Nasu, Wu-Lu Yi. Dialects: Luquan Naso, Wuding Naisu. Location: Northwest Yunnan from around Kunming into Sichuan and Guizhou. Centered around Luquan.
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