Miao, Luopohe

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A language of China

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Alternate Names
Lobohe Miao, Luobo River Miao, Luobohe Hmong, Luopohe Hmong, Xi, Xijia Miao, Ximahe Miao
Population

61,000 (Wang Fushi and Mao Zhongwu 1995).

Location

Central Guizhou Province east of Guiyang, Weng’an, Guiding, Longli, and Kaiyang counties, Fuquan and Kaili municipalities.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Hmong-Mien, Hmongic, Chuanqiandian
Dialects

2 dialects. Not inherently intelligible of other Miao varieties.

Language Use

Home, community, market.

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OLAC resources in and about Miao, Luopohe
Other Comments

Officially classified within Miao nationality, except Xijia group officially classified within She nationality. Traditional religion.