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 are an ethnic group that lives primarily in a hilly area of Huanjiang and Hechi counties in the northern part Zhuang Autonomous Region in Guangxi and elsewhere in Guangxi and to lesser extent Guizhou Province. They speak a Sino-Tibetan language and live in villages dispersed among those of Yao, Zhuang, Miao and Han.

The Maonan language (Chinese: 毛南语; pinyin: Máonán yǔ) is a Kam–Sui language spoken mainly in China by the Maonan people, specifically in northern Guangxi and southern Guizhou. [1]: 33 [3] Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County, Hechi, northern Guangxi, holds a concentrated number of speakers. [1]

Apr 5, 2025 · With a population of over 71,968 (as of 1990), the Maonans are concentrated in the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Huanjiang River in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Maonan language belongs to the Dong-Shui branch of the Zhuang-Dong Austronesian of the Chinese-Tibetan Phylum.

The Maonan are speakers of the Dong-Shui Branch of the Zhuang-Dong Language Family of Sino-Tibetan. Many also speak Han or Zhuang. They live in the hilly north-central part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in Huanjiang and Hechi counties. Their communities are interspersed with those of Yao, Zhuang, Miao, and Han.

The Maonan people are one of the ancient nationalities and one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. Maonan people are indigenous peoples of Lingxi and "Maonan" means "People in this place".

Sep 27, 2018 · The Maonan ethnic minority lives mostly in Huanjiang County of Guangxi Province, especially in the three regions of Shangnan, Zhongnan, and Xianan. They have a relatively smaller population of 107,166 than many other ethnic groups in China.

Maonan may refer to: Maonan people, ethnic group in China; Maonan language, spoken by Maonan people; Maonan District, in Maoming, Guangdong, China

About: The Maonan is dying out. This of course is not a sensational exaggeration but refers to the diminishing of the cultural characteristics, rather than disappearing of the physical individuals. It is estimated that the Maonan will exist in name only in 4-5 generations time.

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 in northern Guangxi and southern Guizhou in southern China .