Sui people

The Sui ( Shui, Chinese水族, Pinyin Shuǐzú ) are one of the 55 officially recognized ethnic minorities of the People's Republic of China with 411 847 members ( according to the census of 2010). They live mainly in Guizhou Province and Guangxi Autonomous Region of the Zhuang Nationality in southwest China.

Language and writing

The language of Sui, the Sui is still spoken by over 50% of the Sui. It is one of the Kam - Tai languages.

The font of the Sui ( Sui: Lel Sai3, Modern Chinese:水 书, Traditional Chinese:水 书, pinyin: Shuǐshū ) is a pictographic or based on pictograms font for the Sui. As the writing of the Yi has taken numerous characters from the Chinese, the Sui font. Other characters are reminiscent of archaic early forms of Chinese characters. In 2006, Sui Scripture as world cultural heritage ( intangible heritage ) has been recognized.

The Sui - writing is an endangered species and the Chinese government is making efforts to get them.

Dissemination of Sui in China

Provincial level

At the census in 2000 counted in China 406 902 Sui.

District level

Here only values ​​from 0.5 % have been considered. AG = Autonomous Region, AB = Autonomous District, AK = Autonomous District, RB = county.