Jino Alternative names:
Jinuo
Total population
22,000
Regions with significant populations
China, Yunnan
Languages

Jino

Religion

Animism, Buddhism

Related ethnic groups

Yi, Qiang

The Jino (also spelled Jinuo) people (simplified Chinese: 基诺族; traditional Chinese: 基諾族; pinyin: Jīnuò zú; endonym: [tɕyno] or [kyno]^{[citation needed]}) are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They live in Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province, China.

Population distribution

This table shows the population distribution of the Jino nationality on the county level, according to the figures of the last census of 2000. (Showing only values above 0.10%.)

city, county, district superior district superior province number of Jino  % of total Jino population in China
Jinghong city (景洪市) Xishuangbanna autonomous prefecture of the Dai Yunnan province 19,250 92.11%
Mengla county (勐腊县; Traditional: 勐臘縣) Xishuangbanna autonomous prefecture of the Dai Yunnan province 897 4.29%
Guandu district (官渡区; Traditional: 官渡區) Kunming city Yunnan province 119 0.57%
Cuiyun district (翠云区; Traditional: 翠雲區) Simao city Yunnan province 82 0.39%
Menghai county (勐海县; Traditional: 勐海縣) Xishuangbanna autonomous prefecture of the Dai Provinz Yunnan 52 0.25%
Wuhua district (五华区; Traditional: 五華區) Kunming city Yunnan province 47 0.23%
Xishan district (西山区; Traditional: 西山區) Kunming city Yunnan province 47 0.23%
Pu'er autonomous county of the Hani and Yi (普洱哈尼族彝族自治县; Traditional: 普洱哈尼族彝族自治縣) Simao city Yunnan province 26 0.12%
Zhenkang county (镇康县; Traditional: 鎮康縣) Lincang city Yunnan province 23 0.11%
other areas in China 356 1.7%

Language

Jino
[t͡ɕyno], [kino]^{[citation needed]}
Spoken in southern Yunnan (People's Republic of China)
Total speakers 14,000
Language family Sino-Tibetan

• Tibeto-Burman
  • Lolo-Burmese
    • Jino

Language codes
ISO 639-1 None
ISO 639-2 sit
ISO 639-3 either:
jiu – Youle Jinuo
jiy – Buyuan Jinuo
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Jino belongs to the Loloish branch of the Tibeto-Burmese language family. According to SIL International, the two Jino languages, Youle (13,000 speakers) and Buyuan (1000 speakers) are not mutually intelligible. There is no official written form. Most Jino also speak one of the Dai languages and/or Chinese.

External links

• The Jino ethnic minority (Chinese government website)

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