Yao

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈyau̇

plural Yao or Yaos

1

a

: an aboriginal people inhabiting chiefly mountainous parts of southwestern China, northern Thailand, Laos, and Tonkin

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Yao people see miao-yao

Yao

2 of 2

noun (2)

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plural Yao or Yaos

1

a

: an African people living in the vicinity of Lake Nyasa, Central Africa

b

: a member of such people

2

: a Bantu language of the Yao people

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