Badong Yao language
Badong Yao language is an unclassified Sinitic language spoken by the Yao people in Xinning County, Hunan province, China. Badong Yao is currently endangered, and is spoken in the villages of Huangyandong 黄岩峒, Malindong 麻林峒, and Dazhendong 大圳峒 in Huangjin Ethnic Yao Township 黄金瑶族乡, Xinning County. It is also spoken in Malin Ethnic Yao Township 麻林瑶族乡, located just to the east of Huangjin Township.
Vocabulary
The following word list of Badong Yao is from Li.| Chinese gloss | English gloss | Badong Yao 八峒瑶 | Page |
| 硬 | hard, stiff | 332 | |
| 牛 | cattle | 332 | |
| 你 | you | 332 | |
| 一 | one | 333 | |
| 二 | two | 333 | |
| 三 | three | 333 | |
| 四 | four | 333 | |
| 五 | five | 333 | |
| 六 | six | 333 | |
| 七 | seven | 333 | |
| 八 | eight | 333 | |
| 九 | nine | 333 | |
| 十 | ten | 333 | |
| 百 | hundred | 333 | |
| 千 | thousand | 333 | |
| 万 | million | 333 | |
| 亿 | hundred million | 333 | |
| 斤 | jin | 333 | |
| 两 | double | 333 | |
| 个 | classifier | 333 | |
| 只 | classifier | 333 | |
| 蔸 | root and stem of certain plants | 333 | |
| 条 | classifier | 333 | |
| 根 | root | 333 | |
| 丈 | husband | 333 | |
| 尺 | chi | 333 | |
| 里 | li | 333 | |
| 天 | sky | 333 | |
| 地 | ground | 333 | |
| 人 | person, human being | 333 | |
| 云 | cloud | 333 | |
| 雨 | rain | 333 | |
| 霜 | frost | 333 | |
| 东 | east | 333 | |
| 南 | south | 333 | |
| 西 | west | 333 | |
| 北 | north | 333 | |
| 春 | spring | 333 | |
| 夏 | summer | 333 | |
| 秋 | autumn | 333 | |
| 冬 | winter | 333 | |
| 鸡 | chicken | 333 | |
| 狗 | dog | 333 | |
| 跳 | to jump | 333 | |
| 打 | to hit | 333 | |
| 抬 | to lift | 333 | |
| 爬 | to climb | 333 | |
| 快 | fast | 333 | |
| 慢 | slow | 333 | |
| 好 | good | 333 | |
| 坏 | bad | 333 | |
| 黑 | black | 333 | |
| 白 | white | 333 | |
| 起床 | to get up from bed | 333 | |
| 洗脸 | to wash face | 333 | |
| 梳头 | to comb hair | 333 | |
| 炒菜 | to stir-fry vegetables | 333 | |
| 吃亮堂饭（早饭） | to eat breakfast | 333 | |
| 喂猪 | to feed pig | 333 | |
| 看牛 | to tend cattle | 333 | |
| 弄柴 | to prepare firewood | 333 | |
| 烧火 | to burn fire | 333 | |
| 吃半日饭（中午饭） | to eat lunch | 333 | |
| 挑水 | to carry water | 333 | |
| 洗衣 | to wash clothes | 333 | |
| 缝衣 | to sew clothes | 333 | |
| 洗澡 | to take a bath | 333 | |
| 吃夜头饭 | to eat dinner | 333 | |
| 穿衣 | to wear clothes | 333 | |
| 穿裤 | to wear pants | 333 | |
| 穿鞋 | to wear shoes | 333 | |
| 戴帽子 | to wear hat | 333 | |
| 睡觉 | to sleep | 333 | |
| 自己 | self | 334 | |
| 我们 | we | 334 | |
| 他们 | they | 334 | |
| 大家 | everyone | 334 | |
| 老女（妻子） | old woman | 334 | |
| 主家人（丈夫） | head of household | 334 |