Alternate Names: Ba Pai Yao, Yao Min, Yau Min, Zaomin
Dialects: None known. Not intelligible with other Mienic languages. Lexical similarity: 61% with Iu Mien ,, 59% with Kim Mun ,, 58% with Biao-Jiao Mien ,.
Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Yao.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 60,000 (Wang Fushi and Mao Zhongwu 1995).
Nation of Origin: China
Other Comments: Daoist.