Yao people

government classification for various minorities in China
Intangible ethnic_group Q370868
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Yao people

Summary

Yao people is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,323 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 (1,323 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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. 26d ago · Bischrob · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sociomap id → SM258691
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14249]]: SM258691, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789071553872"
  2. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → People's Republic of China, Vietnam, Laos +1
    Permanent duplicated item → Yao people
    Instance of → —
    Population → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007531843505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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