Jino people

Jino

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Regions with significant populations
China, Yunnan
Languages
Jino
Religion
Animist,
Related ethnic groups
Yi, Qiang

The Jino (also spelled Jinuo) people (Chinese: 基诺族 Jīnuòzú; own name: tɕyno or kino) are an 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	Provinz Yunnan	19,250	92.11%
Mengla county (勐腊县)	Xishuangbanna autonomous prefecture of the Dai	Yunnan province	897	4.29%
Guandu district (官渡区)	Kunming city	Yunnan province	119	0.57%
Cuiyun district (翠云区)	Simao city	Yunnan province	82	0.39%
Menghai county (勐海县)	Xishuangbanna autonomous prefecture of the Dai	Provinz Yunnan	52	0.25%
Wuhua district (五华区)	Kunming city	Yunnan province	47	0.23%
Xishan district (西山区)	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)	Simao city	Yunnan province	26	0.12%
Zhenkang county (镇康县)	Lincang city	Yunnan province	23	0.11%
other areas in China			356	1.7%

Language

The Jino language belongs to the Tibeto-Burmese branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. According to SIL International, Jino has two dialects that are not mutually intelligible, Youle (13,000 speakers) and Buyuan (1000 speakers). 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)