Miao, Northern Huishui

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
hmi
Alternate Names
Gaopo, Kwei-chu, Kwei-chu Miao, Northern Huishui Hmong
User Population

70,000 (Wang and Mao 1995).

Location

Guizhou province: Guiding, Huishui, and Longli counties, Gaopo district, Guiyang municipality.

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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 Resources
OLAC resources in and about Miao, Northern Huishui
Other Comments

Traditional religion.