Buyang people
E912733
The Buyang people are an ethnic group in southern China known for preserving a distinct Kra language and traditional cultural practices within a largely Han and Zhuang region.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
human ethnic group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bouyeang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puyong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLanguageCode | Buyang language ISO 639-3 code ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| culturalPractice |
oral traditions
ⓘ
traditional dress ⓘ traditional festivals ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Southwest China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicTrend | declining number of fluent Buyang speakers ⓘ |
| ethnicityInCountry | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticStatus | minority within a minority ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | distinct cultural identity within Zhuang nationality ⓘ |
| language | Buyang language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Kra languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kra–Dai language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageShift |
many speakers shifting to Southwestern Mandarin
ⓘ
many speakers shifting to Zhuang ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered language community ⓘ |
| linguisticSignificance |
important for reconstruction of Proto-Kra
ⓘ
important for study of Kra languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroups |
Han Chinese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhuang people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationStatus | small population ⓘ |
| primarilyLocatedIn |
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yunnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | part of the Zhuang nationality in China ⓘ |
| regionType |
mountainous areas
ⓘ
rural villages ⓘ |
| religion |
Chinese folk religion
ⓘ
ancestor worship ⓘ |
| sociolinguisticEnvironment | surrounded by Han and Zhuang communities ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Kra peoples ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
agriculture
ⓘ
rice cultivation ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
no widely used indigenous script
ⓘ
use Chinese characters for official purposes ⓘ |
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