Miao, Central Huishui

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
hmc
Alternate Names
Central Huishui Hmong
Population

40,000 (Wang Fushi and Mao Zhongwu 1995).

Location

Central Guizhou Province, Huishui and Changshun counties, suburbs of south Guiyang municipality.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Hmong-Mien, Hmongic, Chuanqiandian
Dialects

Inherently unintelligible of other Miao varieties. 30 to 40 different Hmong (Miao) languages in China. Great linguistic differences.

Language Use

All domains.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Miao, Central Huishui
Other Comments

Officially classified within Miao nationality. Traditional religion.