Hlai
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| Hlai |
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| Total population |
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1.3 million (est.) |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Hainan, China Vietnam |
| Languages |
| Hlai Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Religions |
| Buddhism |
'黎 Hlai is a minority Chinese ethnic group. Hlai is one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the PRC Government. 94% of Hlai people live off the southern coast of mainland China on Hainan, where they are the largest minority ethnic group in the area.
During the Sui Dynasty they were known by the name Liliao, and presently they refer to themselves as the Hlai or Sai people. Hlai is pronounced as Lí in Mandarin and Lai in Cantonese.
The Hlai people have their own language, known as Hlai. The Hlai language did not have a writing system before the 1950s, when the Latin alphabet was adopted. Some to most Hlai people nowadays can understand Mandarin and Cantonese.
