Nu people
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The Nu people are an ethnic minority primarily inhabiting the mountainous Nujiang region of Yunnan in southwest China, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language and traditional agrarian lifestyle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nu people canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| administrativeArea |
Fugong County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gongshan County NERFINISHED ⓘ Lushui County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nujia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nung people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| governingState | People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Nungish languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hengduan Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwest China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroups |
Bai people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dulong people NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisu people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCrops |
buckwheat
ⓘ
maize ⓘ millet ⓘ rice ⓘ |
| primaryLivelihood |
slash-and-burn farming
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Yunnan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People’s Republic of China ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| riverValley | Nu River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speaks |
Nu language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nusu language NERFINISHED ⓘ Zauzou language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalAnimalHusbandry |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ pigs ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing |
colorful headscarves
ⓘ
handwoven woolen garments ⓘ |
| traditionalCrafts |
basketry
ⓘ
weaving ⓘ woodcarving ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | circle dances ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | wooden stilt houses ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | polyphonic folk songs ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| usesScriptForLanguage | Latin alphabet (for some Nu language materials) ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no long-standing indigenous script ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.