Buyei
E1038462
The Buyei are an ethnic group primarily living in southwestern China, known for their Tai-related language, rice-farming traditions, and distinctive folk customs.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bouyei language | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tai language
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| agriculturalTechnique | terraced rice fields ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Bouyei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buyi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| autonomousArea |
Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| cuisineFeature |
glutinous rice foods
ⓘ
sour and spicy dishes ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
drum and dance performances
ⓘ
folk singing competitions ⓘ |
| festival |
Ox King Festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Third of March Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentClassification | minority nationality in China ⓘ |
| historicalAffiliation | Tai-speaking peoples of southern China ⓘ |
| language | Bouyei language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Kra–Dai language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationDistribution | rural areas of southwestern China ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Guizhou Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People’s Republic of China ⓘ |
| region |
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sichuan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Lao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thai ⓘ Zhuang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Chinese folk religion ⓘ Christianity ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Buyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
embroidery
ⓘ
silverwork ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| traditionalDress |
embroidered jackets
ⓘ
indigo-dyed clothing ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | stilt houses ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
folk songs
ⓘ
lusheng music ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
maize cultivation ⓘ rice farming ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin-based Bouyei orthography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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