Iu Mien people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
China: 2,172,000 Vietnam: 350,000 Thailand: 40,000 Laos: 20,250 United States: 60,000 France: 2,000 | |
| Languages | |
| Mien | |
| Religion | |
| Taoism, Yao Taoism, Christianity, Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Laotian Americans, Chinese Americans, other Asian Americans |
The Iu Mien people (Iu Mienh 勉) are a subgroup of the Pan Yao branch of the Yao nationality, which is the largest of the three major Yao groups according to the Nationalities Affairs Commission of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in China. The Iu Mien language is categorized as belonging to the Hmong–Mien language family. Iu Mien populations can be found in Southern China (Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Guangdong, Yunnan), Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Burma, the United States, France, and other Western nations.