Sinicized Miao

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A language of China

Biantou Miao, Changshu Miao, Curved Comb Miao, Flat Head Miao, Han Miao, Hmong Nzi, Hmong Sa, Hmong Shua, Hmong Sua, Long Comb Miao, Lopsided Comb Miao, Mushu Maio, Piān Miáo, Shuixi Miao, Sinicised Hmong, Waishu Miao, Water Miao, West of the Water Miao, Wooden Comb Miao

Autonym

Hmongb Shuat

User Population

250,000 in China (Hattaway 2003). Total users in all countries: 252,000.

Location

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Longlin county; Guizhou province: Dafang, Guanling, Nayong, Pu’an, Puding, Qianxi, Qinglong, Shuicheng, Xingren, Zhenning, Zhijin, and Ziyun counties, Anshun municipality; Yunnan province: Funing, Guangnan, and Jinping counties, Gejiu municipality.

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Southwestern China

Northern Viet Nam

Language Status

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

Classification

Hmong-Mien, Hmongic, Chuanqiandian

Dialects

None known. Not inherently intelligible with other Miao varieties. A member of macrolanguage Hmong [hmn].

Typology

SOV; 7 or 8 tones.

Language Use