Mienic languages
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"Yao languages" redirects here. For the Yao language of east Africa, see Yao language. For the extinct Yao language of Trinidad, see Yao language (Trinidad).
The Mienic or Yao languages are spoken by the Yao people of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.
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Mienic | |
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Yao | |
Ethnicity | some of the Yao peoples |
Geographic distribution | China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, United States |
Linguistic classification | Hmong–Mien
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Proto-language | Proto-Mienic |
Subdivisions | |
Glottolog | mien1242 |
Mienic languages:
Iu Mien & Kim Mun
Biao Min
Dzao Min
Not shown: Biao Mon |
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Some of the Yao peoples speak Hmongic languages (Miao); these are called Bunu. A small population of Yao people in Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County (金秀瑶族自治县) in eastern Guangxi speak a Tai-Kadai language called Lakkia. Other Yao peoples speak various Sinitic (Chinese) language varieties.