Nao Klao (Naogelao) or Baonao is a Hmongic language of southern China.
| Nao Klao | |
|---|---|
| Baonao | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Guangxi; Libo County, Guizhou |
| Ethnicity | Yao |
Native speakers | 28,952 (2001)[1] |
Hmong–Mien
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | naog1238 |
Varieties
editAccording to Meng (2001),[1] Baonao 包瑙 (Nao Klao, Naogelao 瑙格劳, autonyms: pou33 nou22, [tɔ11] m̥ɔu11 tlou11) has 28,952 speakers in Nandan, Hechi, and Tian'e in Guangxi as well as Libo County, Guizhou. The representative dialect in Meng (2001) is that of Lihu Township 里湖瑶族乡, Nandan County 南丹县, Guangxi.
Beidongnuo 被动诺, with 244 speakers (as of 1984) in Libo County, Guizhou, is likely a variety of Nagelao (Nao Klao).[2] It was identified as Dongmeng by Bradley (2007).[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Meng, Chaoji 蒙朝吉 (2001). Yáozú Bùnǔyǔ fāngyán yánjiū 瑤族布努语方言研究 [A Study of the Bunu Dialects of the Yao People] (in Chinese). Beijing: Minzu chubanshe.
- ^ "Beidongnuo" (PDF) – via Asia Harvest.
- ^ Bradley, David (2007). "East and Southeast Asia". In Moseley, Christopher (ed.). Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages. New York: Routledge.