Based on field studies and related documents,this paper makes an analysis and discussion of new words created by ethnic minorities used in eliminating illiteracy education and the existing problems.In eliminating illiteracy education,new words are easy to learn,whereas,they do not have much practical value.So,in real life,they are not easy to use.Through analyzing the main factors affecting new words used in eliminating illiteracy education,we think that when using new words in eliminating illiteracy education,we should start from reality,follow the principle of free choice,adopt various methods to raise efficacy of new words in eliminating illiteracy education.