Tsat/ Hainan Champa Utsul | |
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Total population | |
At least 8,500[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Sanya, Hainan | |
Languages | |
Tsat, Standard Chinese, Hainanese | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Chams (Laotian Chams) and other Austronesian peoples |
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The Utsuls ([hu˩ t͡saːn˧˨]; traditional Chinese: 回輝人; simplified Chinese: 回辉人; pinyin: Huíhuīrén) are a Chamic-speaking ethnic group which lives on the island of Hainan and are considered one of the People's Republic of China's unrecognized ethnic groups. They are found on the southernmost tip of Hainan, in the two villages of Huihui (回辉) and Huixin (回新) of Tianya district in the city of Sanya.