从现今彝族聚居区的自然条件来看,大都不适宜种植水稻,但不能就此断定彝族先民与稻作文明无缘。通过考察彝语稻作词汇发现:“稻”为彝语自源词,在彝语方言形成前便已存在,彝语支1诸族的分化是在学会种稻之后;彝语稻作词汇丰富、用法独特,这是彝族早期稻作文明发展的必然结果;“稻”为彝族固有农作物,也是彝族早期食物来源之一;明末清初以来,彝族稻作发展深受汉族影响。 From the current natural conditions of the Yi people inhabited areas, most are not suitable for planting rice, but can not conclude that the ancestors of Yi people and rice culture missed. Through the investigation of Yi rice words, it is found that “rice” is the self-source word of Yi, which existed before the formation of Yi dialect. The differentiation of Yi clan and Zhuyi is after learning how to grow rice; Rich in vocabulary and unique usage, which is the inevitable result of the early development of rice culture in Yi. “” Rice "is an inherent crop of Yi and one of the early sources of Yi food. Since the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, the development of Yi rice has been greatly influenced by Han people .