Tsat people
E813017
The Tsat people are a small ethnic minority in Hainan, China, of Cham descent and predominantly Muslim, known for preserving a distinct Austronesian language and culture within a largely Han Chinese and Li ethnic environment.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Cham Hainanese
ⓘ
Utsat people NERFINISHED ⓘ Utsul people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancestry | Cham people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Chinese citizens ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalFeature |
preservation of distinct Austronesian culture
ⓘ
preservation of distinct Austronesian language ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Cham culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chinese culture ⓘ Li culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicTrend | declining use of Tsat language among younger generations ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticFamily | Austronesian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Tsat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | collapse of the Champa kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | migration from Champa to Hainan ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | descendants of Cham refugees ⓘ |
| integrationStatus |
high degree of linguistic and cultural contact with Han Chinese
ⓘ
high degree of linguistic and cultural contact with Li people ⓘ |
| language | Tsat language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| languageSubgroup | Chamic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticEndangermentStatus | endangered language community ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hainan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minorityStatus | one of the smallest Muslim communities in China ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Han Chinese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Li people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notRecognizedAsSeparateMinorityBy | Chinese government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationStatus | small population ⓘ |
| primaryResidenceType | coastal villages ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | part of the Hui nationality in China ⓘ |
| region |
Lingshui Li Autonomous County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sanya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousInstitution | mosques in Sanya area ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
Islamic dietary laws
ⓘ
mosque-centered community life ⓘ |
| scriptUsage | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
fishing
ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
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