Yao

See also: yao, yáo, yào, yāo, and yǎo

English

Proper noun

Yao

A Bantu people living in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa.
The language of these people.
The Mien people of China.

Translations

ethnic group in Africa

Russian: я́о (ru) m or f (jáo)

language in Africa

Chichewa: Chiyao

ethnic group in China

Chinese:
Mandarin: 瑤族 (zh), 瑶族 (zh) (Yáozú)

Russian: я́о (ru) m or f (jáo)

Further reading

Ethnologue entry for Yao, yao

Anagrams

ayo

Japanese

Romanization

Yao

Rōmaji transcription of やお

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hokkien 姚 (Iâu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jaw/

Proper noun

Yao

A surname of Chinese origin.

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