Southwestern Yi (English spelling)

Japanese: 西南夷 - せいなんい（英語表記）Xī nán yí

A general term for the non-Han people who lived in ancient China, mainly in the southern part of Sichuan Province and in Yunnan and Guizhou Provinces. They belonged to the Tibetan, Dai, and Miao ethnic groups. There were many tribes, including the Dian, Sui, Airang, Ranmou, Qiong, and Sak, each of which was divided into several tribes with different customs and languages. There were transportation routes from Sichuan Province through the Southwestern Yi to Burma and India, and to Panyu (Guangzhou City) in South Vietnam, which played an important role in the exchange of cultural artifacts.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国古代に今の四川省南部から雲南･貴州両省を中心に居住していた非漢民族の総称。チベット(蔵)，タイ(傣)，ミヤオ(苗)などの諸民族に属する。滇（てん），雟（すい），哀郎，冉駹（ぜんもう），邛（きよう），筰（さく）など数多く，それぞれがいくつもの部族に分かれ，習俗，言語を異にした。四川省から西南夷を介してビルマからインドへ，また南越の番禺(広州市)へと交通路が通じていて，文物の交流に重要な役割を果たした。

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