Southern Yi

Target entity: Southern Yi
Context triple: [Yi languages, hasMajorVariety, Southern Yi]

• A. Southern Zhuang
  Southern Zhuang is a major branch of the Zhuang language spoken primarily in southern Guangxi, China, characterized by its Tai linguistic roots and distinct phonological and lexical features from Northern Zhuang.
• B. Southern Min
  Southern Min is a major branch of the Sinitic language family spoken primarily in southeastern China and among overseas Chinese communities, encompassing varieties such as Hokkien, Taiwanese, and Teochew.
• C. Southern Yan
  Southern Yan was a short-lived Xianbei-led dynastic state in northern China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period, known for its conflicts with neighboring regimes such as Northern Wei.
• D. Southern Shan States
  The Southern Shan States were a group of traditional semi-autonomous principalities in what is now eastern Myanmar, historically inhabited mainly by Shan peoples and later incorporated into British Burma’s administrative structure.
• E. Southern Pinghua
  Southern Pinghua is a major branch of the Pinghua group of Chinese varieties, spoken primarily in parts of Guangxi in southern China and distinguished by its unique phonological and lexical features.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Southern Yi
Target entity description: Southern Yi is a major variety of the Yi languages spoken by the Yi ethnic group in southwestern China, notable for its distinct phonology and use in regional literature and education.

• A. Southern Zhuang
  Southern Zhuang is a major branch of the Zhuang language spoken primarily in southern Guangxi, China, characterized by its Tai linguistic roots and distinct phonological and lexical features from Northern Zhuang.
• B. Southern Min
  Southern Min is a major branch of the Sinitic language family spoken primarily in southeastern China and among overseas Chinese communities, encompassing varieties such as Hokkien, Taiwanese, and Teochew.
• C. Southern Yan
  Southern Yan was a short-lived Xianbei-led dynastic state in northern China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period, known for its conflicts with neighboring regimes such as Northern Wei.
• D. Southern Shan States
  The Southern Shan States were a group of traditional semi-autonomous principalities in what is now eastern Myanmar, historically inhabited mainly by Shan peoples and later incorporated into British Burma’s administrative structure.
• E. Southern Pinghua
  Southern Pinghua is a major branch of the Pinghua group of Chinese varieties, spoken primarily in parts of Guangxi in southern China and distinguished by its unique phonological and lexical features.
• F. None of above. chosen