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 (2)

Label Occurrences
Nuosu canonical 6
Nuosu script 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Yi subgroup
ethnic subgroup
associatedWithFestival Torch Festival
associatedWithLanguage Nuosu language
associatedWithMusic epic chanting
folk songs
associatedWithOralTradition genealogical recitations
heroic epics
associatedWithScript Nuosu script
linked to: Nuosu
country People's Republic of China
linked to: China
cultureType highland culture
educationPolicy used in some local bilingual education
ethnicGroupIn China
exonym Liangshan Yi
languageBranch Lolo-Burmese languages
linked to: Lolo-Burmese
languageFamily Tibeto-Burman languages
languageStatus regional minority language in China
mediaUse used in local radio and publications
primarilyLocatedIn Guizhou Province
Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture
Sichuan Province
Yunnan Province
southwest China
recognizedAs part of the Yi nationality in China
relatedEthnicGroups Hani people
Lisu people
linked to: Lisu ethnic group

Naxi people
other Yi subgroups
religiousSpecialist bimo priests
sunyi shamans
scriptReform standardized modern Yi script
scriptStandardizedIn 20th century
selfDesignation Nuosu
subgroupOf Yi people
traditionalClothing black woolen garments
embroidered costumes
large capes
traditionalEconomy agropastoralism
animal husbandry
upland agriculture
traditionalHousing stone houses
wooden houses
traditionalRegion Hengduan Mountains
Sichuan-Yunnan highlands
traditionalReligion Bimoism
traditionalSocialStructure clan-based organization
lineage system
usesWritingSystem Nuosu syllabary
Yi script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yi people autonym Nuosu
subject linked to: Yi
Yi people autonym Nuosu
Nuosu associatedWithScript Nuosu script
linked to: Nuosu
Nuosu selfDesignation Nuosu