Mir geht der Name "Mei Tai" irgendwie auf die Nerven. Und weil ich mal wissen wollte, wie die Urform von so etwas im Original heißt, hab ich jemanden angeschrieben, der sich damit beschäftigt.
Hier die Antwort:
Dear Anna,
I finally heard back from my Miao friend in China. Here is what he says:
Different branches of the Miao have different names for the baby-carriers. I can tell you how the riverside Miao and the mountain Miao give names for their baby-carriers. The riverside Miao call baby-carriers Qiu bong, and the mountain Miao call baby-carriers Cha ba.
Most of the baby carriers in my collection are from hill tribes in the mountainous areas, so most of them would apparently be called Cha ba by the local people. I hope this is the information you desired. Feel free to contact me at any time.



