Buyi people

E1000337
ethnic group indigenous people language

The Buyi people are an indigenous ethnic minority of southwestern China, primarily living in Guizhou and neighboring regions, known for their distinct Tai-related language, terraced agriculture, and rich folk traditions.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Bouyei language 0
Buyei people 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
language ⓘ
agriculturalPractice terraced rice farming ⓘ
country China ⓘ
culturalPractice antiphonal singing ⓘ
epic storytelling ⓘ
festivals ⓘ
folk dances ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ
festival New Rice Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ox King Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
Third Month Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ
folkBelief mountain deities ⓘ
nature spirits ⓘ
water deities ⓘ
governingState People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ
language Bouyei language NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageBranch Northern Tai NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily Tai language family NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tai–Kadai NERFINISHED ⓘ
livestock cattle ⓘ
chickens ⓘ
pigs ⓘ
mainCrop maize ⓘ
rapeseed ⓘ
rice ⓘ
tobacco ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
officialClassificationInChina ethnic minority ⓘ
primaryRegion Guizhou NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the 56 ethnic groups of China ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of China NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Guangxi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yunnan NERFINISHED ⓘ
southwestern China ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Dai people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nong people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tai peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zhuang people NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
Taoism ⓘ
scriptHistoricallyUsed Chinese characters ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ
traditionalClothingFeature embroidered patterns ⓘ
indigo-dyed fabric ⓘ
silver ornaments ⓘ
traditionalEconomy agriculture ⓘ
traditionalHousing stilt houses ⓘ
traditionalHousingMaterial stone ⓘ
wood ⓘ
traditionalMusicInstrument drums ⓘ
lusheng NERFINISHED ⓘ
suona NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalReligion ancestor worship ⓘ
animism ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture → ethnicAutonomyFor → Buyi people ⓘ
Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture → ethnicGroup → Buyi people ⓘ
Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture → hasEthnicAutonomyFor → Buyi people ⓘ
Northern Tai → primaryEthnicGroups → Buyi people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buyei people