Yi language belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family of Sino-Tibetan language family. The present Yi language is a syllable language, which was formed more than 6000 years ago. There are six dialects in modern Yi language. Although some dialects are quite different, they all have obvious historical origins, and a certain number of Yi vocabulary borrowed Chinese elements. There is a primitive syllable character in Yi language, which is called Wen, Shu, Luotan, Bimo and Xibo. Generally known as the old Yi language, it was formed about 6000 years ago. There are about 10 thousand glyphs in ancient Yi language, and there are more than 1000 commonly used ones.
Compared with the second model, the first model is easier to enter universities and has lower scores, but it has great limitations. For example, questions are presented in Yi language, and the time for answering questions will be insufficient; There is also a strong requirement for the conversion ability of professional nouns from Yi to Chinese; There are few universities and majors that can apply for the exam.