The Jino (also spelled Jinuo) people are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They live in Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province, China.[1]
The Jino are one of the less numerous of the recognized minorities in China and the last one included as "national minority" because they were only recognized in 1979.[2] A former name used for the Jino, Youle, means "following the maternal uncle," an indication of a matrilineal past.[2