Yaos
- plural of Yao.
Example Sentences
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The Yaos bought their current home in the historic Glenview area for $1.45 million in 2021, and spent three years renovating it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
He omits whatever Mr. Macdonald says about a Being among the Yaos, analogous to the Dendid of the Dinkas, or the Darumulun of Australia, or the Huron Ahone.
From The Making of Religion by Lang, Andrew
By the beginning of 1896 the last Arab stronghold was taken and the Yaos were completely reduced to submission.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
Colonel Willcocks’s force was increased by Yaos and a few Sikhs from Central Africa to a total of 3368 natives, with 134 British officers and 35 British non-commissioned officers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
It is improbable that the Yaos and Nyamwezis borrowed the custom of inserting verse into prose tales from Arab literature, where the intercalated verse is usually of a moral and reflective character.
From Aucassin and Nicolete by Lang, Andrew
