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Tujia

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

Their Tibeto-Burman language, which has northern and southern dialects.

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noun

Meaning 2

A member of a large ethnic minority in the People's Republic of China, living in the Wuling Mountains.

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History

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 土家族 (Tǔjiāzú).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 土家語 /土家语 (tǔjiāyǔ) — language
  • Xibe: ᡨᡠᡪᡞᠶᠠ ᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ (tujiya gisun) — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 土家族 (Tǔjiāzú) — people
  • Xibe: ᡨᡠᡪᡞᠶᠠ ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ (tujiya uksura) — people