Miao, Northern Huishui

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
hmi
Alternate Names
Northern Huishui Hmong
Population

70,000 (Wang Fushi and Mao Zhongwu 1995).

Location

Central Guizhou Province, Guiyang municipality, Gaopo district; Huishui, Longli and Guiding counties.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Hmong-Mien, Hmongic, Chuanqiandian
Dialects

Inherently unintelligible of other Miao varieties.

Language Use

Home, community, market.

Other Comments

Officially classified within Miao nationality. Traditional religion.