Editing Hlai people (section)

==Names==
黎 (Lí), which was pronounced /lei/ in [[Middle Chinese]] is the Chinese transcription of their native name, which is Hlai. They are sometimes also known as the "Sai" or "Say".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-09 |title=MyTHOLOGIES OF THE LI/HLAI PEOPLE |url=https://indigenouspeoplenet.wordpress.com/2023/04/09/mthologies-of-the-li-hlai-people/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Indigenous Peoples Literature |language=en}}</ref> During China's [[Sui dynasty|Sui Dynasty]], their ancestors were known by various names, including ''Lǐliáo'' ({{lang|zh|俚僚}}), a general term encompassing several non-Han ethnic groups in [[Northern and southern China|Southern China]]. The name Li first is recorded during the [[Later Tang]] period (923–937 [[Common Era|CE]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=黎族 (The Li People)|url=http://www.gov.cn/test/2006-04/14/content_254180.htm|publisher=国家民委网站 (State Ethnic Affairs Commission)|access-date=22 March 2020|language=zh|date=14 April 2006|quote=在我国古籍上很早就有关于黎族先民的记载。西汉以前曾经以 “骆越”，东汉以“里”、“蛮”，隋唐以“俚”、“僚”等名称，来泛称我国南方的一些少数民族，其中也包括海南岛黎族的远古祖先。“黎”这一族称最早正式出现在唐代后期的文献上......  南朝梁大同中(540—541年)，由于儋耳地方俚僚（包括黎族先民）1000多峒 “归附”冼夫人，由“请命于朝"，而重置崖州。}}</ref>