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Yao |
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| Yao |
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| Indigenous Group |
Yao (also known as: Baiku Yao, Baikuyao, Bingduoyou, Bunu, Guoshan Yan, Guoshanyao, Hon Yao, Jinmen, Lajia, Mian, Pan Yao, Panyao, Pindi Yao, Pindiyao, Shanzi Yao, Shanziyao) |
| Location |
China,
Guangxi, Hunan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Guangzi Zhuang Autonomous Prefecture |
| Estimated Population |
2,130,000 (2000, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) |
| Environment |
Tropical / Mountain |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Hunter /
Agriculture |
| Level of Assimilation |
Traditional |
| Language Family |
Cao Miao
Classification: Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Kam-Sui
Alternate names: Mjiuniang, Grass Miao
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| Website URLs |
China Source: Yao
Travel Guide China: Yao
Development Gateway: Yao
Oriental Travel: Yao
Ethnologue: Cao Miao, A Language of China
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| NGOs |
none found |
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