Dungan

E420689

The Dungan are a Muslim ethnic group of Chinese origin, primarily descended from Hui people who migrated to Central Asia, including Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul Region, in the 19th century.

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Label Occurrences
Dungan canonical 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim ethnic group
ethnic group
ancestralRegion Gansu NERFINISHED
Ningxia NERFINISHED
Shaanxi Province
surface form: Shaanxi
countryOfResidence Kazakhstan NERFINISHED
Kyrgyzstan
Russia NERFINISHED
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan NERFINISHED
culturalInfluence Central Asian culture
Chinese culture
diasporaOf Hui people
ethnicOrigin Chinese
Hui people
ethnicReligionLink Hui people
surface form: Hui Muslims of China
exonymFrom Russian language
historicalEventRelated Dungan Revolt (1862–1877)
Dungan Revolt (1862–1877)
surface form: Dungan Revolt of 1895–1896
language Dungan language
languageFamily Sinitic languages
migrationWave 19th century migration from Qing China to Central Asia
primaryReligion Sunni Islam
recognizedMinorityIn Kazakhstan NERFINISHED
Kyrgyzstan NERFINISHED
Uzbekistan NERFINISHED
region Central Asia
relatedEthnicGroup Hui people
Kazakhs
Kyrgyz people
surface form: Kyrgyz

Uyghurs
religion Islam
religiousInstitution mosques
religiousPractice Islamic dietary laws (halal)
Ramadan
surface form: Ramadan fasting
selfDesignation Hui
significantPopulationIn Almaty Region NERFINISHED
Chüy Region
Issyk-Kul Region NERFINISHED
Jambyl Region NERFINISHED
traditionalCuisine dumplings
noodle dishes
spicy meat dishes
traditionalOccupation agriculture
horticulture
trade
usesScript Arabic script (historically)
Latin script (historically)
writingSystem Cyrillic script

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