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APPELLATIONSFurther details
A1 Usual anthropological designation Toungouse
A2 Other names and spellings used Toungouse
A3 Self-designation
A4 Official name in countries of residence
A5 Human being (indigenous designation)
A6 Man (indigenous designation)
A7 Woman (indigenous designation)

GEOGRAPHICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SITUATIONFurther details
B1 Countries of residence Russian Federation, China
B2 Continent/Areas Asia
B3 Localisation in these countries
B4 Main towns inhabited
B5 Climate
B6 Biogeographical landscape
B7 Official ethnic regions
B8 Status of ethnic group
B9 Civil status of the individual
B10 Representation in state institutions
B11 State protection of culture
B12 Endemic diseases
B13 Compulsory medical examination and/or vaccination
B14 Cultural and political associations
B15 International representation
B16 International programs targeting this population (aid, cultural revival etc.)
B17 Diasporas

LANGUAGEFurther details
C1 Language name
C2 Linguistic group
C3 Official standard dialect/language
C4 Writing used (contemporary)
C5 Writing used (in history)
C6 UNESCO status of language
C7 Number of native speakers of their own language
C8 Percentage of native speakers of their own language
C9 Number of indigenous people who learned their own language later in life
C10 Percentage of indigenous people who learned their own language later in life
C11 Predominant language in use
C12 Ratio of people literate in own language
C13 Education in own language
C14 Language courses in teaching institutions
C15 Medias in own language
C16 Own contemporary literature (in own language)
C17 Own contemporary literature (in other language)

DEMOGRAPHYFurther details
D1 Reference of census used
D2 Population
D3 Rough population density (persons/km2)
D4 Birth rate
D5 Mortality rate
D6 Growth rate
D7 Life expectancy
D8 Fertility
D9 Percentage of native population in residential areas
D10 Literacy rate

ETHNOLOGICAL HISTORYFurther details
E1 First European contact
E2 First western ethnographic description
E3 First other ethnographic description
E4 First major ethnographic collection
E5 Date of establishment of a permanent administration
E6 Date of compulsory schooling
E7 Date of independence or autonomy from colonial power

SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONFurther details
F1 Main subdivisions in society
F2 Seasonal variations in social morphology
F3 Residential mobility type
F4 Basic dwelling unit
F5 Basic production unit
F6 Basic consumption unit
F7 Basic appropriation unit
F8 Land ownership
F9 Kinship terminology type
F10 Descent rule
F11 Genealogical memory (in number of generations)
F12 Marriage rule
F13 Exogamous unit
F14 Relative status of marriage partners
F15 Extension of marriage prohibition
F16 Polygamy
F17 Residence type after marriage
F18 Relation between descent and residence
F19 Pre-marital formal agreement between marriage partners (betrothal)
F20 Marriage arrangements
F21 Kinship degree or category of contribution to marriage arrangement
F22 Divorce - spouse separation
F23 Social sanction of adultery
F24 Social stratification
F25 Relevance of age for social status
F26 Specialists
F27 Political leadership
F28 Political unit
F29 Solidarity unit in armed conflict
F30 Morality and law agencies

RELIGIONFurther details
G1 Main religious system
G2 Religious organizations or institutions
G3 New or emerging religious systems
G4 Other religious influences in the past
G5 Seasonal rituals
G6 Main other yearly rituals
G7 Other than yearly rituals (cyclical or periodical)
G8 Types of ritualists (religious specialists)
G9 Mode of access to ritual functions and responsibilities
G10 Specific costume for ritualists (specify)
G11 Required items for ritual actions
G12 Musical instruments played during religious rituals
G13 Types of singing performance in religious rituals
G14 Types of dance performance in religious rituals
G15 Type of places for religious rituals

LIFE CYCLEFurther details
H1 Type of ritual prescription for the mother, at birth
H2 Ritual prescription for the father, at birth
H3 Ritualized treatments of the new-born
H4 Ritualized treatment of the remains at birth (after-birth)
H5 Delivery place
H6 Puberty initiation (male)
H7 Puberty initiation (female)
H8 Ritual expressions of wedding
H9 Average age at marriage (male)
H10 Average age at marriage (female)
H11 Rites of passage between age classes
H12 Funeral body disposal
H13 Funeral body position

BODYFurther details
I1 Regular body treatment
I2 Usual resting/sitting position
I3 Delivery position
I4 Permanent bodily alterations
I5 Homosexuality
I6 Pre-marital sexuality (male)
I7 Pre-marital sexuality (female)

MATERIAL CULTUREFurther details
J1 Subsistence type
J2 Biogeographical landscape
J3 Rough population density (persons/km2)
J4 Dwelling type
J5 Staple food
J6 Gender specialisation of tasks
J7 Monetary or other exchange system/material
J8 Mutually exclusive exhange spheres
J9 Means of transportation
J10 Emblematic cultural item for general market
J11 Vital imports
J12 Specialisation in interethnic relations
J13 Principal types of musical instruments
J14 Main type of dance performance
J15 Cultural representations for general public