Names
The Bouyei consist of various subgroups. Below are their autonyms written in the International Phonetic Alphabet with numerical Chao tones.
- pu42 ʔjɐi42 濮越
- pu42 ʔji22 濮夷
- pu42 noŋ31 布侬
- pu42 loŋ31 补笼
- pu42 na31 布那
- pu42 tu42 布土、布都
- pu42 ʔjaŋ33 布央
- pu42 zoŋ31 xa35 布笼哈
Some clans within the Bouyei groups include:
- pu42 wu42 布武
- pu42 wei31 布韦
- pu42 lo24 布鲁
In Congjiang County, Guizhou, there is a group call themselves "Buyeyi 布也益", but are officially classified by the Chinese government as ethnic Zhuang.
Read more about this topic: Bouyei People
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