| Population |
62,000 (1995 McConnell). |
| Region |
Liannan and Yangshan counties of northern Guangdong Province, and Yizhang County of southern Hunan Province. |
| Alternate names |
YAO MIN, ZAOMIN, DZAO MIN, YAU MIN |
| Classification |
Hmong-Mien, Mienic, Zaomin. |
| Comments |
Phonological and lexical differences from Mien of Thailand and Laos make communication difficult. Also different from Mian Jin and Biao Jiao. 61% lexical similarity with Iu Mien, 59% with Kim Mun, 58% with Biao-Jiao Mien. Officially in the Yao nationality. Mountain slope. Swidden agriculturalists: paddy rice. Daoist. |
