Yao people
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The Yao people are an ethnic group found primarily in southern China and Southeast Asia, known for their distinct languages, traditional clothing, and rich animist and ancestor-worship practices.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yao people canonical | 11 |
| White Yao | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dao people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iu Mien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Thailand ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| culturalPractice |
New Year festivals
ⓘ
ancestor veneration ceremonies ⓘ elaborate funeral rites ⓘ shamanic rituals ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Yao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Biao Min language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iu Mien language ⓘ Kim Mun language NERFINISHED ⓘ Yao dialects of Mienic branch ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Hmong-Mien languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | historical southward migration from central China ⓘ |
| nativeName | 瑶族 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| populationStatus | one of the larger ethnic minorities in China ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Southeast Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAsMinorityIn | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Hmong people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mien people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Chinese folk religion
ⓘ
Taoism (syncretic) ⓘ ancestor worship ⓘ animism ⓘ |
| significantPopulationIn |
Guangdong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guangxi NERFINISHED ⓘ Guizhou NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunnan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief | worship of Panhu (mythical dog ancestor) ⓘ |
| traditionalClothingFeature |
distinctive headgear
ⓘ
elaborate embroidered garments ⓘ indigo-dyed clothing ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
herbal medicine trade
ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ maize cultivation ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| UNESCOIntangibleHeritageCandidate | Yao traditional festivals and rituals (in some regions) ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese characters (for some groups) ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
White Yao