Miao, Western Mashan

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Western Mashan Hmong

14,000 (Wang and Mao 1995).

Guizhou province: Wangmo and Ziyun counties.

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

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

Tonal, 13 tones.

Home, community, market.

Unwritten [Qaax].

Traditional religion.