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 ⓘ