Maonan people

Maonan
毛南
Anan
Total population
101,192
Regions with significant populations
 China (Guangxi, Guizhou)
Languages
Maonan
Religion
Taoism and animism[1]
Related ethnic groups
Dong, Zhuang

The Maonan people (Chinese: 毛南族; pinyin: Máonán zú; Maonan: Anan, literally "local people") are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. There are a total of 101,192 Maonan as of 2010, mostly living northern Guangxi and southern Guizhou in southern China.[2]

The Maonan people's autonyms are ʔai1 na:n6 (a Maonan person), kjɔŋ5 na:n6 (the Maonan people). Their language is called va6 na:n6 (Lu 2008:33).[3]

  1. ^ People's Daily Online The Maonan ethnic minority
  2. ^ "毛南族_中国概况_中国政府网". www.gov.cn. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. ^ Lu, Tian Qiao (2008). A Grammar of Maonan. Boca Raton, Florida: Universal Publishers. ISBN 978-1-59942-971-7.

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