Buyei
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The Buyei, (also spelled Bouyi, Bouyei and Buyi people; self called: Buxqyaix, IPA: [pu ʔjai], or "Puzhong", "Burao", "Puman"; Chinese: 布依族; pinyin: bùyīuú) are an ethnic group living in southern China. Numbering 2.5 million, they are the 11th largest of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.
The Buyi live in semi-tropical, high-altitude forests of Guizhou province, as well as in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, and speak a Tai language related to Zhuang. Traditionally they practice animism, although some have now converted to Christianity.
External links
- The Bouyei ethnic minority (http://www.china.org.cn/e-groups/shaoshu/shao-2-bouyei.htm) (government homepage, in English)
- Buxqyaix Qyusmail - 布依在线 (http://www.5481.net) (Buyei online, in Buyei and Chinese)
Reference
- Yù Cuìróng 喻翠容: Bùyīyǔ jiǎnzhì 布依语简志 (Introduction to the Buyi language; Beijing, Mínzú chūbǎnshè 民族出版社 1980).
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