Badong Yao () 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 é»Â岩å³Â, Malindong 麻æÂÂå³Â, and Dazhendong 大å³峠in Huangjin Ethnic Yao Township é»ÂéÂÂç¶æÂÂ乡, Xinning County. It is also spoken in Malin Ethnic Yao Township 麻æÂÂç¶æÂÂ乡, located just to the east of Huangjin Township.
It is documented in detail as Malinhua 麻æÂÂ诠by Hu (2018).
The following word list of Badong Yao is from Li (2011:332âÂÂ334).