云南是一个多民族的省,除汉族外,彝族的人口最多,有三百多万。彝族分布甚广,在楚雄、红河及滇西北小凉山一带比较集中。除部分聚居区外,彝族一般都以大分散小聚居的状况,同当地其他民族交错而居。据有关资料综述,远在二千多年前的西汉,彝族就和其他民族一道,在祖国西南边疆生息,共同开发了祖国边疆,并为发展我国文化作出了各自的贡献。彝族的自称很多,有纳苏、迷撒拔、腊鲁拔、诺苏、聂苏、黎拔、颇拉、撒尼、阿细、阿哲、格朴等数十种,而形成各个支 Yunnan is a multi-ethnic province. With the exception of the Han people, Yi people have the largest population, with more than 3 million. Yi is widely distributed in Chuxiong, Honghe and Xiaoliangshan in northwest Yunnan are more concentrated. Except for some areas inhabited by the people, the Yi people generally disperse themselves in small groups and cross with other ethnic groups in the area. According to a summary of relevant information, the Western Han and Yi nationalities living more than two thousand years ago, along with other ethnic groups, took a living in the southwestern frontier of the motherland and jointly developed the frontier of the motherland and made their respective contributions to the development of our country’s culture. There are many self-proclaimed Yi people, including dozens of species such as Nasu, Fansat, Pradesh, Nuo Su, Nie Su, Lebanon, Pola, Sani, Ah Mui, Ah Zhe,