Hani

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Hani (disambiguation) .

Hani in traditional costume

Typical headdress for children of the Hani

The Hani (also Akha ; own name: Haqniq ; Chinese  哈尼族 , Pinyin Hānízú ) are one of the 56 officially recognized minorities of the People's Republic of China .

According to the last census in 2010, they count 1,660,932 people. They live mainly in Yunnan and Guizhou . Besides, they also live in Vietnam and Laos .

language

The language of the Hani, Enu or Ximoluo , belongs to the Tibeto-Burmese language family. A language distantly related to it is the language of the Lahu .

Text sample

Hani	German
Aqsol liq yoqdeivq yoqpyuq bo, meeqyaovq ssolnei colpyuq qiq kov dei. Davqtavcolssaq neenyuq bel neema meeq ya siq, laongaoq meilnaol nadul meil e gaq ssol hhyul hha bavqduv nia.	All people are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should meet one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

See also

• Akha
• Peoples of china
• Peoples of Vietnam

Web links

Commons : Hani  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wiktionary: hani  - explanations of meanings, word origins , synonyms, translations

• The Hani ethnic minority (Chinese government side)
• Hani Rice Terraces (PDF; 2.8 MB) - fao.org
• 360 ° - GEO -Reportage China, bride without groom | In particular, from 18:56 onwards, it's about the Hani

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Enu , ethnologue.com;
2. ↑ 360 ° - GEO report by J. Michael Schumacher: China, bride without a bridegroom. 2015, accessed April 6, 2020 .