Miao, Southwestern Huishui

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
hmh
Alternate Names
Miao, Southwestern Huishui Hmong
User Population

56,000 (Wang and Mao 1995).

Location

Guizhou province: Changshun, Huishui, and Sandu counties.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous). 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 Development

Texts.

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

Traditional religion.