Numao is a
Hmongic language of China.
Varieties
Meng (2001) lists the following language varieties for Numao.
*Numao 努茂 (Nu Mhou, autonym: ) - 1,715 speakers in
Libo County
Libo County () is a county of southern Guizhou province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south. It is under the administration of the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.
Geography
The county is located in the remote southeastern corner o ...
,
Guizhou; representative dialect: Yaolu
Township, Libo County 荔波瑶麓瑶族乡
**Numao 努茂 (Nu Mhou, White-Trouser Yao 白裤瑶, autonym: ) - about 1,200 speakers in the
townships of Yaolu 瑶麓 and Jiarong 佳荣
**Dongmeng 冬孟 (Long-Shirt Yao 长衫瑶, autonym: ) - about 400 speakers in the
townships of Maolan 茂兰, Dongtang 洞塘, and Weng'ang 翁昂
Zhou (2013:29) lists the following three varieties of Numao and also provides 400-word vocabulary lists for them.
*White-Trouser Yao 白裤瑶 (autonym: ''təu51 m̥o33'') in Yaoshan Township 瑶山乡
*Green Yao 青瑶 (autonym: ''mu51 m̥ɑu33'') in Yaolu Township 瑶麓乡
*Long-Shirt Yao 长衫瑶 (autonym: ''tən33 m̥o55'') in Yaozhai 瑶寨, Dongtang Township 洞塘乡
The ''Guizhou Province Gazetteer'' (2002) lists the following
autonyms for these villages in
Libo County
Libo County () is a county of southern Guizhou province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south. It is under the administration of the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.
Geography
The county is located in the remote southeastern corner o ...
, Guizhou.
[''Guizhou Province Gazetteer: Ethnic Gazetteer'' 州省志. 民族志(2002). Guiyang: Guizhou Ethnic Publishing House 州民族出版社]
*': Yaolu 瑶麓
*': Yaoshan 瑶山
*': Yao'ai 瑶埃
References
{{Hmong-Mien languages
West Hmongic languages
Languages of Guizhou