Yao people

government classification for various minorities in China
Intangible ethnic_group Q370868
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The Yao people speak Iu Mien as their native language. Their religion is Buddhism.

Yao people

Summary

Yao people is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (906 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Iu Mien was Yao people's native language[3].
  • Mienic was Yao people's native language[4].
  • Bu-Nao was Yao people's native language[5].
  • Lakkja was Yao people's native language[6].
  • Yao people's religion is recorded as Buddhism[7].
  • Yao people's religion is recorded as Yao Taoism[8].
  • Yao people is in the country of People's Republic of China[9].
  • Yao people is in the country of Vietnam[10].
  • Yao people is in the country of Laos[11].
  • Yao people is in the country of Thailand[12].
  • Yao people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[13].
  • Yao people's Commons category is recorded as Yao people[14].
  • Yao people's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yao people[15].
  • Yao people has a population of {'amount': '+3000000'}[16].
  • Yao people's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[17].
  • Yao people's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18].
  • Yao people's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Yao people[19].

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Definition and Type

Yao people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[13].

Why It Matters

Yao people ranks in the top 8% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (906 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country People's Republic of China, Vietnam, Laos +1
    Permanent duplicated item Yao people
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