Pumi people

Pumi

Alternative names:
P'umi, Primi, Pimi, Prummi
Total population
30,000
Regions with significant populations
China
Yunnan:   30,000
Languages
Pumi
Religion
Bon, Tibetan Buddhism, Dingba
Related ethnic groups
Tibetan (mainly those living in Mili, Sichuan)

The Pumi (also Primi or Premi)[1] people (Tibetan: བོད་མི་, Wylie: bod mi, Chinese: 普米族; pinyin: Pǔmǐzú, autonym: /pʰʐə̃˥.mi˥/) are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by China.

Ethnically related to the Tibetans of the Mili Tibetan Autonomous County and Yanyuan County in Sichuan,[2] the Pumi are recognized as an official minority nationality unique to Yunnan, with a population of 30,000. Communities are found notably in Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, Ninglang Yi Autonomous County, Lijiang Old Town, Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Weixi Lisu Autonomous County and Yongsheng County, typically at elevations above 9,000 feet (2,700 m).

  1. ^ Wellens, Koen (2011). Religious Revival in the Tibetan Borderlands: The Premi of Southwest China. University of Washington Press. doi:10.6069/9780295801551. ISBN 978-0-295-80155-1. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Harrell, Stevan. 2001. Ways of Being Ethnic in Southwest China. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press.