Miao, Eastern Huishui

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
hme
Alternate Names
Eastern Huishui Hmong
User Population

14,000 (Wang and Mao 1995).

Location

Guizhou province: Huishui, Luodian, and Pingba counties.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened). Language of recognized nationality: Miao.

Classification
Hmong-Mien, Hmongic, Chuanqiandian
Dialects

None known. Inherently unintelligible of other Miao varieties. A member of macrolanguage Hmong [hmn].

Language Use

Home, community, market.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Miao, Eastern Huishui
Other Comments

Traditional religion.