Miao, Southern Qiandong

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
hms
Alternate Names
Black Miao, Central Miao, Chientung Miao, Hei Miao, Hmu, Southern East-Guizhou Miao, Southern Hmu
User Population

500,000 (Wang and Mao 1995). All Miao in China: 8,950,000 (2000 census).

Location

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: Rongshui and Sanjiang counties; Guizhou province: Danzhai, Libo, Rongjiang Congjiang, and Sandu counties.

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Language Status

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

Classification
Hmong-Mien, Hmongic, Qiandong
Dialects

None known. Inherently unintelligible 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 Resources
OLAC resources in and about Miao, Southern Qiandong
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.