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Total population | |
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101,192 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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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]