Achang

E721222

The Achang are a small ethnic minority group primarily living in Yunnan Province in southwestern China, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language and traditional agricultural lifestyle.

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Label Occurrences
Achang canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
administrativeRegion Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture ⓘ
autonymLanguageFamily Tibeto-Burman ⓘ
country China ⓘ
culturalArea border region of China and Myanmar ⓘ
culturalHeritage distinct customs and traditions ⓘ
demographicCharacteristic concentrated in villages ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Tibeto-Burman peoples ⓘ
languageBranch Tibeto-Burman languages ⓘ
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ
languageStatus minority language in China ⓘ
linguisticCharacteristic SOV word order ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ
livelihood small-scale animal husbandry ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ
mainCrops beans ⓘ
corn ⓘ
rapeseed ⓘ
rice ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
mainLivestock cattle ⓘ
pigs ⓘ
poultry ⓘ
neighboringEthnicGroups Dai ⓘ
De'ang ⓘ
Han Chinese ⓘ
Jingpo ⓘ
linked to: Jingpo people
partOf ethnic groups of Yunnan ⓘ
populationStatus small ethnic minority ⓘ
primaryLocation Yunnan Province ⓘ
recognizedAsMinorityBy People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China
region Southwestern China ⓘ
linked to: Southwest China
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Chinese folk religion ⓘ
speaks Achang language ⓘ
traditionalClothingFeatures dark-colored garments ⓘ
embroidered patterns ⓘ
traditionalEconomy agriculture ⓘ
traditionalHousing stilted houses ⓘ
wooden houses ⓘ
traditionalLifestyle rural agricultural lifestyle ⓘ
traditionalMusic dance music ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ
traditionalReligion ancestor worship ⓘ
animism ⓘ
usesScript Chinese characters ⓘ

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