Pumi
E721221
The Pumi are a small Tibeto-Burman ethnic group primarily living in China’s Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, known for their distinct language, traditional mountain agriculture, and syncretic religious practices.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pumi language | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tibeto-Burman language
ⓘ
Tibeto-Burman people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| administrativeClassification | one of the ethnic minorities officially recognized by the People’s Republic of China ⓘ |
| associatedMountainEnvironment | Hengduan Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| autonym | Pʰʐomi (approximate Latin transcription) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bilingualIn |
Chinese
ⓘ
Tibetan (in some areas) ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalArea | eastern Himalaya fringe ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
small-scale animal herding
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ |
| language | Pumi language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livestock |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ yak ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroups |
Naxi people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibetan people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Sichuan Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yunnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | ethnic minority of China ⓘ |
| region |
northwestern Yunnan
ⓘ
southwestern Sichuan ⓘ |
| religiousInfluence |
Tibetan Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
animism ⓘ shamanism ⓘ |
| religiousPractice | ancestor worship ⓘ |
| ritualSpecialist |
Buddhist lama (in some communities)
ⓘ
shaman ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
belief in household spirits
ⓘ
veneration of local mountain deities ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing | distinctive embroidered garments ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
barley
ⓘ
buckwheat ⓘ potatoes ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | circle dances ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
stone houses
ⓘ
wooden houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
mountain agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | folk songs ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | syncretic religion ⓘ |
| writingSystemStatus | primarily oral language ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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