Yugur people
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The Yugur people are a small ethnic minority in northwestern China, traditionally pastoralist and culturally influenced by both Turkic and Tibetan heritages.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
ethnic minority ⓘ |
| administrativeStatusInChina | ethnic minority with autonomous county ⓘ |
| autonomousCounty | Sunan Yugur Autonomous County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| autonym | Yugur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateOfHomeland | arid ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Tibetan
ⓘ
Turkic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupIn | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exonym | Yellow Uighur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | nomadic steppe culture ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | descendants of ancient Uighurs ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Hexi Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Chinese
ⓘ
Eastern Yugur NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Yugur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Mongolic languages
ⓘ
Turkic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSubgroup |
Mongolic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siberian Turkic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livelihoodArea | Qilian Mountains foothills ⓘ |
| mainSettlementArea | Sunan Yugur Autonomous County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minorityStatus | one of the 56 officially recognized ethnic groups in China ⓘ |
| officialClassification | Yugur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | around 14000 ⓘ |
| recognizedAsMinorityBy | People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Gansu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern China ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Mongols
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uyghurs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Tibetan Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
folk religion ⓘ shamanism ⓘ |
| traditionalClothingInfluence |
Tibetan
ⓘ
Turkic ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | circle dances ⓘ |
| traditionalDwelling | yurts ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | animal husbandry ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | pastoralist ⓘ |
| traditionalLivestock |
camels
ⓘ
cattle ⓘ horses ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | long-song style ⓘ |
| writingSystemStatus | Yugur languages largely unwritten ⓘ |
| writingSystemUse | Chinese characters ⓘ |
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