The function elements of “［li］里”“［li］俚” and “［li］哩” in the Miluo Dialect in Xiang are all pronounced［li］. There are five main functions: pronouns suffixes, adjective over-lapping suffixes, adverb suffixes, model particles and topic marker particles. They are very likely to have the same etymological root, and the etymological character of “［li］里/俚/哩” is the locative word li(里).