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14-474: Yun may refer to: Yǔn , Chinese name of Xionites, a nomadic tribe of Central Asia Yun (Chinese name) (云/雲), a Chinese family name Yun (ancient surname) , an ancient Chinese surname Yeon , or Yun, Korean (or Dutch given name) family name Yun (Korean surname) , or Yoon, Korean family name Yun (restaurant) , in Seoul, South Korea Yun (Street Fighter) ,

28-564: A Street Fighter character Yun OS , mobile operation system developed by Alibaba Yun County, Hubei , in China Yun County, Yunnan , in China Yunnan , abbreviated as Yún, province of China Brother Yun , a Chinese Christian Arduino Yún, a single-board microcontroller ISO 4217 for Yugoslav Convertible dinar Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

42-470: A community resists integration or completely merging with the surrounding population. Minorities can use it to stay ethnically homogeneous over a long time as distinct communities within societies that have other practices and beliefs. The isolationist practices of endogamy may lead to a group's extinction, as genetic diseases may develop that can affect an increasing percentage of the population. However, this disease effect would tend to be small unless there

56-519: A cousin marriage has accrued in a known ancestral tree of a person, in historical time, it is referred to as pedigree collapse . This may cause relations along multiple paths between a person's autosomal-DNA matches. It creates stronger DNA matches between the DNA matches than expected from the nearest path. Cousin marriage should not be confused with double cousins , which do not cause a pedigree collapse. Certain levels of sibling marriage and cousin marriage

70-502: Is a high degree of close inbreeding, or if the endogamous population becomes very small in size. The Urapmin , a small tribe in Papua New Guinea , practice strict endogamy. The Urapmin also have a system of kinship classes known as tanum miit . Since the classes are inherited cognatically , most Urapmin belong to all of the major classes, creating great fluidity and doing little to differentiate individuals. The small community on

84-534: Is a rare surname, being the 323rd most common surname in China and shared among 156,000 people as of 2013. Yun is the surname of many Tümeds , a Chinese-speaking Mongol ethnic group. Some Tumeds had the surname "Yun" during China's Qing Dynasty (1644–1912), and claim even more ancient origins. However, adoption of the surname greatly increased during the 1920s, and especially after the 1949 revolution , which increased Mongols' access to education. Mongolian names in

98-513: Is the cultural practice of mating within a specific social group , religious denomination , caste , or ethnic group , rejecting any from outside of the group or belief structure as unsuitable for marriage or other close personal relationships. Its opposite, exogamy , describes the social norm of marriage outside of the group. Endogamy is common in many cultures and ethnic groups. Several religious and ethnic religious groups are traditionally more endogamous, although sometimes mating outside of

112-539: The Mongolian language generally do not contain surnames , so Mongols chose surnames when registering for Chinese elementary school . In those schools, adoption of the Yun surname became a social norm for Tumeds, who are largely endogamous . The most famous Tumed with the surname "Yun" was Ulanhu (Chinese: 云泽 ; pinyin: Yúnzé ), chairman of Inner Mongolia (1947–1966) and Vice President of China (1983–1988). During

126-609: The South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha are, because of their geographical isolation, an almost endogamic society. There are instances of health problems attributed to endogamy on the island, including glaucoma and asthma as research by the University of Toronto has demonstrated. Endogamic marriage patterns may increase the frequency of various levels of cousin marriage in a population, and may cause high probability of children of first, second, third cousins, etcetera. If

140-621: The 1980s and 1990s, the "Yun family" was identified with the dominant "West Mongol" (Tumed) faction in the Inner Mongolian government. The other two factions were that of the "East Mongols" ( Khorchin tribe) and the Inner Mongolian Han . The perceived nepotism among the Yun family in Ulanhu's government was a frequent object of satire by government critics. According to anthropologist Uradyn Bulag, One story tells that when someone went to

154-453: The Inner Mongolian government building and shouted, "Lao [senior] Yun!" almost half of the office windows were opened. Realizing his mistake, the person shouted, "Xiao [junior] Yun!"; the other half of the windows then opened.... A similar story is that there were so many Yuns seeking to attend Ulahu's funeral in Beijing that it became difficult to buy train tickets. Endogamy Endogamy

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168-583: The common Korean surname Yun (윤) which instead derives from the Chinese character 尹 (yǐn), meaning "governor". Very few outside cognates of Old Chinese *[ɢ]ʷən ( Baxter - Sagart ) exist. Starostin compares it with Mizo vân (“sky, the skies, heaven”) and Karbi inghun (“cloud”). It could possibly derive from a root meaning “to revolve”. Compare 運 (OC *[ɢ]ʷər-s, “to move”), 回 (OC *[ɢ]ʷˤəj, “to whirl, to circle”) (Schuessler, 2007). OC *[ɢ]ʷˤəj bears striking similarities to Ket -ga (Proto-Yenisseian *gaj). Yun

182-402: The group occurs with the added dimension of requiring marital religious conversion . This permits an exogamous marriage, as the convert, by accepting the partner's religion, becomes accepted within the endogamous group. Endogamy may result in a higher rate of recessive gene –linked genetic disorders . Endogamy can encourage sectarianism and serves as a form of self-segregation. For instance,

196-531: The title Yun . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yun&oldid=1242260778 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Yun (Chinese name) The Chinese surname Yun (云) may be confused with

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