Dzao Min
A language of China
| Population | 60,000 (Wang and Mao 1995). |
| Region | North Guangdong Province, Liannan and Yangshan counties; south Hunan Province, Yizhang County. |
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Southern China |
| Alternate names | Ba Pai Yao, Yao Min, Yau Min, Zaomin |
| Dialects | Not intelligible with other Mienic languages. Lexical similarity: 61% with Iu Mien [ium], 59% with Kim Mun [mji], 58% with Biao-Jiao Mien [bje]. |
| Classification | Hmong-Mien, Mienic, Zaomin |
| Comments | Part of Yao nationality. Swidden agriculturalists: paddy rice. Daoist. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
AUMANN, Greg; SIDWELL, Paul, authors. 2004. "Subgrouping of Mienic languages: some observations."
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