Sui people

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The Sui people are an ethnic minority group primarily living in southern China, known for their distinct Tai–Kadai language, traditional festivals, and intricate silver jewelry and textile arts.

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Label Occurrences
Sui 2
Sui people canonical 2

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
ethnic minority in China
autonym ai³ sui³ NERFINISHED
country China
culturalRegion Southwest China NERFINISHED
demographicStatus one of the officially recognized ethnic groups of China
ethnonym Sui NERFINISHED
governedWithin Guizhou Sui and Miao Autonomous Counties NERFINISHED
heritageStatus bearers of intangible cultural heritage in China
language Sui language
languageFamily Tai–Kadai languages NERFINISHED
nativeName 水族 NERFINISHED
notableCulturalHeritage Sui epics and oral traditions
populationStatus small population compared to Han Chinese majority
primaryRegion Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region NERFINISHED
Guizhou Province NERFINISHED
Yunnan Province NERFINISHED
recognizedAsMinorityBy Government of the People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Bouyei people NERFINISHED
Dong people NERFINISHED
Kam–Sui peoples NERFINISHED
Zhuang people NERFINISHED
religion Chinese folk religion
ancestor worship
animism
traditionalArt batik
embroidery
silver jewelry making
textile weaving
traditionalClothingFeature indigo-dyed garments
intricate silver ornaments
traditionalEconomy fish farming
handicraft production
rice cultivation
traditionalFestival Dragon Boat Festival NERFINISHED
Duan Festival NERFINISHED
Mao Festival NERFINISHED
traditionalHousing stilt houses
traditionalMusic antiphonal singing
polyphonic folk songs
writingSystem Sui script NERFINISHED

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Sui language primaryEthnicGroup Sui people
Sui language glottologName Sui people
this entity surface form: Sui
Sui language autonym Sui people
this entity surface form: Sui