Nuosu
E748952
Nuosu are a subgroup of the Yi people in southwest China, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language, script, and highland culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nuosu canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yi subgroup
ⓘ
ethnic subgroup ⓘ |
| associatedWithFestival | Torch Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage | Nuosu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMusic |
epic chanting
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ |
| associatedWithOralTradition |
genealogical recitations
GENERATED
ⓘ
heroic epics GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithScript | Nuosu script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| cultureType | highland culture ⓘ |
| educationPolicy | used in some local bilingual education ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupIn | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exonym | Liangshan Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Lolo-Burmese languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | regional minority language in China ⓘ |
| mediaUse | used in local radio and publications ⓘ |
| primarilyLocatedIn |
Guizhou Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Sichuan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ southwest China ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | part of the Yi nationality in China ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroups |
Hani people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lisu people NERFINISHED ⓘ Naxi people NERFINISHED ⓘ other Yi subgroups ⓘ |
| religiousSpecialist |
bimo priests
ⓘ
sunyi shamans ⓘ |
| scriptReform | standardized modern Yi script ⓘ |
| scriptStandardizedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Nuosu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Yi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing |
black woolen garments
ⓘ
embroidered costumes ⓘ large capes ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agropastoralism
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ upland agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
stone houses
ⓘ
wooden houses ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Hengduan Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sichuan-Yunnan highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Bimoism ⓘ |
| traditionalSocialStructure |
clan-based organization
ⓘ
lineage system ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem |
Nuosu syllabary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yi script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.