Jinuo people

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The Jinuo people are a small ethnic minority group in China, primarily residing in the mountainous forests of Xishuangbanna in Yunnan Province, known for their distinct language, traditional agriculture, and rich animist cultural practices.

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Jinuo people canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
language ⓘ
country China ⓘ
culturalHeritageStatus distinct cultural traditions ⓘ
culturalPractice communal festivals ⓘ
drum and dance ceremonies ⓘ
ritual sacrifices to spirits ⓘ
economicChange increasing integration into market economy ⓘ
language Jinuo language ⓘ
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ
Tibeto-Burman languages ⓘ
mainCrops corn ⓘ
rice ⓘ
rubber (in modern times) ⓘ
tea ⓘ
modernChallenges cultural preservation ⓘ
environmental pressures on traditional lands ⓘ
language maintenance ⓘ
neighboringEthnicGroups Bulang people ⓘ
Dai people ⓘ
Hani people ⓘ
officialEthnicGroupCountOrder 56th ethnic group recognized in China ⓘ
populationStatus small population ⓘ
primaryLocation Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture ⓘ
province Yunnan Province ⓘ
recognizedAsEthnicGroupBy Government of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
region Southwest China ⓘ
religion ancestor worship ⓘ
animism ⓘ
shamanistic practices ⓘ
residenceArea mountainous forests ⓘ
tropical rainforest region ⓘ
socialOrganization village-based communities ⓘ
traditionalAgricultureType shifting cultivation ⓘ
slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ
traditionalBelief forest spirit worship ⓘ
mountain spirit worship ⓘ
worship of natural spirits ⓘ
traditionalEconomy agriculture ⓘ
traditionalHousing stilt houses ⓘ
traditionalHousingMaterial bamboo ⓘ
wood ⓘ
traditionalLeadership ritual specialist ⓘ
village headman ⓘ
writingSystem traditionally unwritten language ⓘ

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