Hmongic language of China
Numao is a Hmongic language of China.
Varieties
Meng (2001) lists the following language varieties for Numao.[1]
- Numao 努茂 (Nu Mhou, autonym: nu22 m̥ou11) - 1,715 speakers in Libo County, 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: nu22 m̥ou11) - 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: toŋ11 nu22, toŋ11 m̥uŋ11) - 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.[2]
- 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, Guizhou.[3]
- nu55 m̥au33: Yaolu 瑶麓
- təu55 m̥u55: Yaoshan 瑶山
- tuŋ33 m̥uŋ33: Yao'ai 瑶埃