Miao, Eastern Qiandong

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
hmq
Alternate Names
Black Miao, Central Miao, Chientung Miao, Eastern East-Guizhou Miao, Eastern Hmu, Hei Miao, Hmu, mo˧
User Population

350,000 (Wang and Mao 1995).

Location

Guizhou province: Jianhe, Jinping, and Liping counties; Hunan province: Huitong, Jingzhou, and Tongdao counties.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous). Language of recognized nationality: Miao.

Classification
Hmong-Mien, Hmongic, Qiandong
Dialects

None known. Not intelligible of other Miao varieties. Corresponds more or less to Ma’s Central Miao and Purnell’s Eastern Miao. A member of macrolanguage Hmong [hmn].

Language Development

Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Miao, Eastern Qiandong
Writing

Bopomofo script [Bopo], no longer in use.

Other Comments

Traditional religion.