- Source: Yangchun Pai Yao language
Yangchun Pai Yao is an extinct Mienic language of Yangchun, Guangdong, China. It is unclassified within Mienic, and is likely a sister branch to Dzao Min.
Documentation
The 1996 Yangchun County Gazetteer (阳春县志) has just over a dozen Yangchun Pai Yao words that were transcribed in Chinese characters. According to the gazetteer, there were 13 semi-speakers remaining in the 1990s. Hsiu (2023) reported that the language was extinct in 2019, with only one elderly rememberer able to provide a few dozen words.
