Dzao Min (, Zao Min), is a
Hmong–Mien language of China. Mao (2004:306) reports a total of more than 60,000 speakers in
Liannan County and
Yangshan County
Yangshan County ( postal: Yeungshan; ) is a county in the northwest of Guangdong Province, China, bordering Hunan province to the north. It is under the administration of the city of Qingyuan.
A military camp was established in the area in the l ...
of
Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...
, and in
Yizhang County
Yizhang County () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chenzhou. Yizhang County covers . As of 2015, it had a registered population of 644,300 and a resident population of 589,400. o ...
of
Hunan
Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi ...
. The speakers from Bapai, Guangdong are also called Bapai Yao (八排瑶族).
Distribution
The ''Chenzhou Prefecture Gazetteer'' (1996) reports that there are 1,200 "Bapai Yao" (八排瑶) or "Zao Min" (藻敏) in Huangjiapan Village 黄家畔村, Mangshan Township 莽山乡,
Yizhang County
Yizhang County () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chenzhou. Yizhang County covers . As of 2015, it had a registered population of 644,300 and a resident population of 589,400. o ...
, Hunan. They are reported to have migrated from Taipingdong 太平洞, Chengjia District 称架区,
Yangshan County
Yangshan County ( postal: Yeungshan; ) is a county in the northwest of Guangdong Province, China, bordering Hunan province to the north. It is under the administration of the city of Qingyuan.
A military camp was established in the area in the l ...
, Guangdong in the 16th century.
Long Guoyi (2011) covers the six Zao Min dialects of Daping 大坪, Junliao 军寮, Mangshan 莽山, Nan'gang 南岗, Panshi 盘石, and Youling 油岭.
All of the aforementioned locations are in Liannan County, Guangdong, except for Mangshan, which is in Yizhang County, Hunan. Long reports that other than in Liannan County, small pockets of Zao Min speakers are located in:
*Taipingdong Village, Chengjia District,
Yangshan County
Yangshan County ( postal: Yeungshan; ) is a county in the northwest of Guangdong Province, China, bordering Hunan province to the north. It is under the administration of the city of Qingyuan.
A military camp was established in the area in the l ...
阳山县秤架区太平洞村
*Huangjiabang Village, Mangshan Township,
Yizhang County
Yizhang County () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chenzhou. Yizhang County covers . As of 2015, it had a registered population of 644,300 and a resident population of 589,400. o ...
宜章县莽山乡黄家塝村 (only one elderly speaker left)
*Longxi Village, Dongping Township,
Ruyuan County
Ruyuan ( postal: Yuyuan; ), officially Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, is a county of northern Guangdong province, China, with a small border with Hunan to the northwest. It is under the administration of Shaoguan
Shaoguan (; Hakka: Seukoan) is ...
乳源县东坪镇龙溪村
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Lianshan County 连山壮族瑶族自治县
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Yangchun County 阳春县 (in Guigang 圭岗镇 and Yongning 永宁镇 towns). In Yongning Town 永宁镇, there are some elderly Zao Min (locally known as Pai Yao 排瑶) speakers surnamed Mai 麦 who are located in Tiedong 铁垌瑶族村 village; on the other hand, the Guoshan Yao 过山瑶 of neighboring Hengdong 横垌瑶族村 village, who belong to the Zhao 赵 clan, can all speak Iu Mien.
Yangchun County has 8,228 ethnic Yao and 450 Yao speakers.
There are also ethnic Yao living in Yunrong village 云容瑶族自治村 of Yangchun County.
References
Works cited
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External links
Yangchun Dialect(2010)
{{Languages of China
Hmong–Mien languages
Languages of China