Contents

Foreword by Stevan Harrell

Preface

Pronunciation Guide and Conventions

Map of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture

Introduction

The Book of Origins

  1.   Genealogy of Sky / Momu cy

  2.   Genealogy of Earth / Mudde cy

  3.   Transformation of Sky and Earth / Momu zzyqo cy

  4.   Genealogy of Lightning / Murzyr cy

  5.   Separation of Sky and Earth / Muvu mudie po

  6.   Great Bimo / Awo Shubu

  7.   Genealogy of Spirit Monkey / Anyu Ddussy cy

  8.   Zhyge Alu / Zhyge Alu

  9.   Shooting Down Suns and Moons / Gge nbie hle nbie

10.   Calling Out Single Sun and Single Moon / Gge di hle di gu

11.   Twelve Branches of Snow / Vonre sse cinyi

12.   Genealogy of Shyly Wote / Shyly Wote ssy

13.   Ozzu (Tibetan) Lineages / Ozzu cy

14.   Ozzu (Tibetan) Migrations / Ozzu muche

15.   Hxiemga (Han) People’s Lineage / Hxiemga cy

16.   Hxiemga (Han) People’s Migrations / Hxiemga muche

17.   Foreigners’ Lineage / Yiery cy

18.   Migrations of Foreigners / Yiery muche

19.   Nuosu Lineages / Nuosu cy

20.   Emperor Vomu and Ni and Vi Genealogies / Vomu Ni Vi cy

21.   Genealogy of Ahuo / Ahuo cy

22.   Migration of Ahuo / Ahuo muche

23.   Genealogy of Nzy Clan / Nzyzzur pu

24.   Highpoints of Migrations of Gguho / Gguho cy bo

25.   Migrations of Qonie / Qonie cy bo

26.   Changes in Hxuo Villages / Hxuoqo hxeqo

27.   Genealogy of Gguho / Gguho cy

28.   Migrations of Nine Sons of Gguho Durzhy Ddiwo / Kurdie Gguho Durzhy Ddiwo sse ggu cy

29.   Genealogy of Qoni / Qoni cy

Appendix: The Book of Origins Contents with Tone Indicators

Glossary

Notes

References

Index