Dzao Min

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
bpn
Alternate Names
Ba Pai Yao, Yao Min, Yau Min, Zaomin, dzau min
User Population

60,000 (Wang and Mao 1995).

Location

Guangdong province: Liannan and Yangshan counties; Hunan province: Yizhang county.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous). Language of recognized nationality: Yao.

Classification
Hmong-Mien, Mienic, Zaomin
Dialects

None known. Not intelligible with other Mienic languages. Lexical similarity: 61% with Iu Mien [ium], 59% with Kim Mun [mji], 58% with Biao-Jiao Mien [bje].

Language Development

Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dzao Min
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Daoist.