Mienic languages

Mienic
Yao
Ethnicity	some of the Yao peoples
Geographic distribution	China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, United States
Linguistic classification	Hmong–Mien Mienic
Proto-language	Proto-Mienic
Subdivisions	Iu Mien Biao Mon Kim Mun Biao Min Zaominic (Dzao Min and Yangchun Pai Yao)
Glottolog	mien1242
Mienic languages:   Iu Mien & Kim Mun   Biao Min   Dzao Min Not shown: Biao Mon

The Mienic or Yao languages are spoken by the Yao people of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.

Some of the Yao peoples speak Hmongic languages (Miao); these are called Bunu. A small population of Yao people in Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County (金秀瑶族自治县) in eastern Guangxi speak a Tai-Kadai language called Lakkia. Other Yao peoples speak various Sinitic (Chinese) language varieties.