(approved by the second meeting of the Sixth People's Congress of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture on April 29, 1992 at the 31st meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh People's Congress of Sichuan Province on September 26, 1992)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 In order to guarantee and promote the study, use and development of Yi language and writing, According to the relevant provisions of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, the Law of the People's Republic of China on Regional Ethnic Autonomy and the Regulations on the Autonomy of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, combined with the actual situation of our state, these regulations are formulated.
article 2 the yi language is an important feature of the yi nationality and a major language in Liangshan yi autonomous prefecture (hereinafter referred to as the autonomous prefecture). The use of Yi language is an important autonomy of the autonomous prefecture.
article 3 state organs at all levels in the autonomous prefecture adhere to the principle of language equality, and guarantee the freedom of citizens of ethnic minorities to use and develop their own spoken and written languages in all social activities such as politics, economy and culture.
state organs and institutions at all levels in the autonomous prefecture have strengthened the use of Yi language in politics, economy, education, science, culture, health, sports, news and other fields.
article 4 yi language and Chinese language are commonly used in autonomous prefectures.
state organs at all levels in the autonomous prefecture educate and encourage citizens of all ethnic groups to learn languages from each other. Advocate Yi cadres to learn and use Mandarin and Chinese, which are commonly used throughout the country, while learning and using their own national languages; Encourage Han cadres to learn and use the Yi language and other local minority languages.
all units and individuals in the fifth autonomous prefecture shall abide by the Yi Language Standardization Plan approved by the State Council.
Article 6 State organs at all levels in Autonomous Prefecture should carry out Yi language work to promote equality, unity, mutual assistance and common prosperity of all ethnic groups, and promote the economic development and social progress of Autonomous Prefecture.
chapter ii the use of yi language in the performance of duties by state organs at all levels in autonomous prefecture
article 7 state organs at all levels in autonomous prefecture use both yi and Chinese when performing their duties; According to the actual situation, you can also use one of them.
when the state organs of autonomous prefectures and counties (cities) in the state publish laws and regulations and important proclamations, they should use the Yi language and Chinese language at the same time, distribute documents and publicity and learning materials, and can use the Yi language and Chinese language at the same time or separately according to actual needs.
article 8 yi language and Chinese language can be used simultaneously or separately for various meetings held in autonomous prefecture according to actual needs.
autonomous prefectures, counties (cities) and townships (towns) where the Yi people live in compact communities should use the Yi language and Chinese language at the same time or separately when holding people's congresses.
The Yi language should be mainly used in all kinds of meetings in the autonomous prefecture, and Chinese translation should be done well.
Article 9 Election documents, voter lists, voter cards, lists of candidates for deputies and certificates of election of deputies formulated or published by autonomous prefectures and counties and townships (towns) where Yi people live in compact communities within the state shall be written in both Yi and Chinese.
article 1 the people's courts and people's procuratorates at all levels in the autonomous prefecture shall, according to actual needs, simultaneously or separately use the yi and Chinese languages to inspect and hear cases, issue legal documents, and provide translators for other minority citizens who are not familiar with the yi and Chinese languages.
state organs at all levels in the eleventh autonomous prefecture shall use the language used by the letters and visitors when accepting and receiving letters and visits from Yi citizens.
the archives departments at all levels in the twelfth autonomous prefecture should do a good job in filing Yi language documents and collecting, sorting out and utilizing Yi language archives.
the personnel, labor, education and other departments of the people's government of the thirteenth autonomous prefecture shall, as soon as possible, formulate and improve the specific measures for including the Yi language in the recruitment, recruitment and enrollment examinations.
chapter iii the use of yi language in various social undertakings
article 14 state organs at all levels in autonomous prefectures attach importance to the teaching of yi language. Primary and secondary schools and classes that mainly recruit Yi students should generally implement Yi and Chinese bilingual teaching and gradually improve the bilingual teaching system. State-owned secondary specialized schools; Offering Yi language classes or Yi conversation classes.
state organs at all levels in the fifteenth autonomous prefecture attach importance to developing Yi language education in adult education. State organs and units at all levels in the state should carry out Yi language education for Yi workers; Among the Yi farmers, first, the Yi language should be used to eliminate illiteracy and gradually improve their scientific and cultural quality; Leading cadres of the Yi nationality should improve their ability to use the Yi language to perform their duties.
Article 16 State organs at all levels in the Autonomous Prefecture attach importance to the development of Yi language and culture, strengthen the compilation and publication of Yi language newspapers, textbooks and books, develop Yi language radio, television and movies, and encourage and advocate literary and artistic creation in Yi language.
the relevant departments of the people's governments at all levels in the seventeenth autonomous prefecture should collect, sort out, compile and publish Yi language classics and Yi folk oral works in a planned way.
Xinhua Bookstore and post and telecommunications departments in the eighteenth autonomous prefecture should actively create conditions for the subscription and distribution of books, newspapers and periodicals in the Yi language, and gradually increase the transmission services of telegrams, telephones, letters and mails in the Yi language in the autonomous prefecture. The transportation department should gradually use the Yi and Chinese languages to serve the passengers.
article 19 the official seals and plaques of all organs, organizations, schools, enterprises and institutions in the autonomous prefecture, plaques of public venues, inscriptions and slogans of great significance, street names and brand names in urban and rural areas, and car badges shall be written in both yi and Chinese.
according to the actual needs, the trademarks and commodity descriptions of the main industrial and agricultural products produced in the autonomous prefecture shall be written in both Yi and Chinese.
Chapter IV Standardization and Research of the Yi Language
Article 2 The competent department of the Yi language of the Autonomous Prefecture People's Government shall, according to the basic principles of the Yi Language Standardization Program and the development law of the Yi language, continue to carry out the standardization of the Yi language in a planned way to promote the continuous development of the Yi language.
the competent department of yi language of the people's government of the twenty-first autonomous prefecture shall strengthen the management of social characters in yi language, and gradually realize the standardization and standardization of social characters.
the translation and writing of the names of organs, organizations, enterprises and institutions in the autonomous prefecture should be examined and approved by the competent department of Yi language in the autonomous prefecture.
the names of the yi language in the autonomous prefecture shall all use the standard names published by the people's government of the autonomous prefecture.
the state organs at all levels in the twenty-second autonomous prefecture strengthen the scientific research of the Yi language, support academic groups to carry out academic exchange activities of the Yi language, and promote the development of the scientific research of the Yi language.
Chapter V Organization and Team Building of Yi Language Work
Article 23 The working committees of ethnic languages in autonomous prefectures and counties (cities) within the prefecture are the departments in charge of Yi language and other minority languages of the people's governments at the corresponding levels. Autonomous Prefecture Ethnic Language Working Committee, the Autonomous Prefecture counties (cities) ethnic language working committee for business guidance.
The main duties of the working committees of ethnic languages in autonomous prefectures and counties (cities) within the state are:
1. Publicize and implement the policies and regulations of the party and the state on ethnic languages, and supervise and inspect the implementation of these regulations;
Second, carry out the Yi Language Standardization Scheme approved by the State Council and organize the standardization of Yi language;
Third, coordinate the business relationship between Yi language departments and organize business cooperation;
Fourth, manage the evaluation of the qualifications of technical posts in Yi language specialty;
5. Manage the language and writing work of other ethnic minorities in the Autonomous Prefecture.
article 24 state organs at all levels in the autonomous prefecture should strengthen the construction of institutions for the work of the yi language, and state organs, enterprises and institutions at all levels in the autonomous prefecture should gradually set up specialized institutions for the yi language or equip them with professionals according to the needs of their work.
the state organs at all levels in the twenty-fifth autonomous prefecture attach importance to the management and training of Yi language professionals, do a good job in evaluating the qualifications of Yi language professionals for technical posts, gradually expand the enrollment plan of Yi language professionals, train in-service professionals, and improve the political and professional quality of Yi language professionals.
Chapter VI Assessment and Reward
Article 26 State organs at all levels in Autonomous Prefecture regard the implementation of these Regulations as a part of the assessment of the work of state organs, and people's governments at all levels shall commend or reward units that have made remarkable achievements in conscientiously implementing these Regulations.
Article 27 The people's governments at all levels in the Autonomous Prefecture shall commend or reward the staff of state organs, enterprises and institutions who are proficient in using both the Yi and Chinese languages and have made remarkable achievements.
Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions
Article 28 The power to interpret these Regulations belongs to the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Autonomous Prefecture.
the people's governments of autonomous prefectures may formulate detailed rules for the implementation of these regulations.
Article 29 Muli Tibetan Autonomous County may, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations and in light of the actual situation of the county, formulate separate regulations on the use of Tibetan language, which shall be implemented after being submitted to the Standing Committee of Sichuan Provincial People's Congress for approval.
Ethnic townships in autonomous prefectures can use one or more languages commonly used in the region.
Article 3 These Regulations shall come into force after being approved by the Standing Committee of Sichuan Provincial People's Congress.
Release Department: People's Congress of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province (including the Standing Committee) Release Date: September 26, 1992 Implementation Date: September 26, 1992.