Maonan people

E928177

The Maonan people are an ethnic minority group in southern China, primarily in Guangxi, known for their distinct Kam–Sui language, rice-based agriculture, and rich folk traditions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Maonan people canonical 6
Maonan ethnic group 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
ethnic minority in China
agriculturalProduct corn
rice
soybeans
sugarcane
sweet potatoes
country China
festival Dragon Boat Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival
Spring Festival
hasDistinctFestival Ancestor worship festivals
Maonan New Year
influencedByReligion Buddhism
Taoism
language Maonan language
languageFamily Kam–Sui languages
Kra–Dai language family
mainEconomicActivity subsistence agriculture
populationEstimate approximately 100000
primaryRegion Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
linked to: Guangxi Province

Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County
primarySubsistence rice cultivation
recognizedAsMinorityBy Government of the People’s Republic of China
recognizedMinoritySince 1986
relatedEthnicGroup Dong (Kam) people
linked to: Dong people

Mulao people
Zhuang people
secondaryEconomicActivity handicrafts
small-scale trade
traditionalArchitecture stilt houses
traditionalArchitectureMaterial stone
wood
traditionalCraft embroidery
silver ornaments
weaving
traditionalDance folk dance
traditionalFood glutinous rice
pickled vegetables
rice cakes
sour meat
traditionalLivestock cattle
chickens
ducks
pigs
traditionalMusic antiphonal singing
folk songs
traditionalReligion Chinese folk religion
ancestor worship
animism
typicalBilingualismIn Maonan language
Southwestern Mandarin
Zhuang language
usesWritingSystem Chinese characters

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Mulam relatedEthnicGroup Maonan people
Kam–Sui spokenBy Maonan people
Maonan language spokenBy Maonan people
Maonan language ethnicGroup Maonan people
Maonan language hasSpeakerCommunity Maonan ethnic group
linked to: Maonan people
Mulao people relatedEthnicGroups Maonan people