Bouyei

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noun

A Tai ethnic group of southern China and northern Vietnam.

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YayBuyi
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Meanings

nounBouyei pl (plural only)

alternative Buyei

  1. pluralplural onlyA Tai ethnic group of southern China and northern Vietnam.
proper noun

alternative Buyei

  1. A language spoken by the Bouyei and Giáy people.

    Synonyms: Yay

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA language spoken by the Bouyei and Giáy people.

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Yay

More synonyms by meaning

nouna branch of the Tai languages, spoken in South and southwest Guizhou Province, Guizhou-Yunnan plateau, mainly Buyi-Miao and Miao-Dong autonomous prefectures, Zhenning and Guanling counties; Yunnan Province, Luoping county, Sichuan Province, Ningnan and Huidong counties

Similar
BuyiYay
Broader
Tai
Also see
yay

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 布依族
  • 布依族 (Bùyī zú)a Tai ethnic group
Thai ปู้อี
  • ปู้อี (bpûu-ii)a Tai ethnic group
Vietnamese người Bố Y
  • người Bố Ya Tai ethnic group
Cite this entry
APA

Bouyei. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bouyei

MLA

“Bouyei.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bouyei. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bouyei,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bouyei.

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