Miao, Eastern Qiandong
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ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Black Miao, Central Miao, Chientung Miao, Eastern East-Guizhou Miao, Eastern Hmu, Hei Miao, Hmu
Population
350,000 (Wang Fushi and Mao Zhongwu 1995).
Location
East Guizhou Province, Jianhe, Jinping, and Liping counties; west Hunan Province, Huitong, Jingzhou, and Tongdao counties.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Not intelligible of other Miao varieties. Corresponds more or less to Ma’s Central Miao and Purnell’s Eastern Miao.
Language Development
Dictionary. Bible portions: 1928.
Language Resources
Officially classified within Miao nationality. Traditional religion.