YoungentrepreneursoftheYiethnicgroup(fromleft)MiseAchang,LekuWuniureandanothercolleagueworkintheofficeoftheirstartup,Yayouapp,whichoffersaseriesofYi-languageservices.[PhotoprovidedtoChinaDaily]Amodernphonecanputtheworldattheuser,messaging,photosandinformationaccess,,,asimple,taken-for-grantedfeatureofanymodernphone,sayfindingacontact,,,25,ayoungmanoftheYiethnicgroup,naturally,srequestto"callmyson",amongthemorethan8millionYipeopleinChina."Withtheapp,Iwantedtohelpmymom,aswellastheYipeople,"saysLeku,acollegestudentatSouthwestPetroleumUniversityinChengdu,thecapitalofSouthwestChinasSichuanprovince."Besidesmymothersplight,Ivealsowitnessedsomevillagers,wholefttomakealivingasmigrantworkersincities,sufferingfinanciallossesormisunderstandingduetotheobstaclesincommunication."Thedreamisbecomingbigger-aftermorethantwoyearsdevelopment,Lekuandhisp,providingnewsandentertainmentcontent,aswellasonlineshoppingservices,smoreexciting,someuserswillbeabletotestthenewvoiceassistantfunctionandinteractwiththeirsmartphoneintheYilanguage,beforeitsfinalrelease.。