Download the People Group List (16 languages .csv)

Amharic - አማርኛ | Arabic - عربي
Bengali - বাংলা | Chinese (Simplified) - 中文（简体）
Chinese (Traditional) - 中文（繁體) | French - Français
German - Deutsch | Gujarati - ગુજરાતી
Hindi - हिन्दी | Indonesian - Bahasa Indonesia
Korean - 한국어 | Nepali - नेपाली
Portugese - Português | Russian - Русский
Spanish - Espanol | Tagalong / Filipino
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Language Profile

Yao (yao)

Yao (yao) is part of the Niger-Congo family and Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, P, Yao (P.21) class.

Yao speaking People Groups across the world:

Fast Facts:

TypesStats
Total People Groups:4
Total People Group Population:3,438,500
Unengaged and Unreached:
People Groups:1
Population:1,015,000
Engaged yet Unreached:
People Groups:3
Population:2,423,500
No Longer Unreached:
People Groups:0
Population:0

Discover More about Yao:
- Ethnologue - Yao
- Glottolog - Yao

Media Resources for Yao:

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

Bible Resources for Yao:

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

People Groups who primarily speak Yao

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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