 A Yugur family in Lanzhou, Gansu, 1944 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 18,000 (est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, Gansu, China | |
| Languages | |
| Western Yugur, Eastern Yugur | |
| Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
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The Yugurs, Yughurs, Yugu (Chinese: 裕固族; pinyin: Yùgùzú; Western Yugur: Sarïg Yogïr; Eastern Yugur: Šera Yogor), traditionally known as Yellow Uyghurs,[1] are a Turkic-Mongolic ethnic group and one of China's 56 officially recognized ethnic groups, consisting of 16,719 persons, according to the 2000 census.[2] The Yugur live primarily in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County in Gansu. They are mostly Tibetan Buddhists.[3][4] The majority of Yugurs speak a Turkic language, while Mongolic and Chinese are also used in eastern provinces.
- ^ Justin Jon Rudelson; Justin Ben-Adam Rudelson (1997). Oasis Identities: Uyghur Nationalism Along China's Silk Road. Columbia University Press. pp. 206–. ISBN 978-0-231-10786-0.
- ^ Justin Keith Brown, Sarah Ogilvie (2009). Concise encyclopedia of languages of the world. Elsevier. p. 1142. ISBN 978-0-08-087774-7. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ Justin Ben-Adam Rudelson, Justin Jon Rudelson (1997). Oasis identities: Uyghur nationalism along China's Silk Road. Columbia University Press. p. 178. ISBN 0-231-10786-2. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ Wong, Edward (28 September 2016). "Modern Life Presents Nomads of China's Steppe With a 'Tragic Choice'". New York Times.