Miao, Horned
PrintA language of China
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
A-Hmo, Bai Miao, Changjiao Miao, Forest Miao, Hmong Khua Shua Ndrang, Hmong Ndong, Hmong Ndou, Hmong Sou, Jiao Miao, Jiaojiao Miao, Kha-Nzi, Longhorn Miao, Qing Miao, White Miao
Population
50,000 (Hattaway 2000).
Location
Northeast Yunnan Province, Zhenxiong county; northwest and central Guizhou Province, Dafang, Nayong, and Zhijin counties, Anshun, Guiyang, Bijie, and Qingzhen municipalities.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
May have inherent intelligibility of Small Flowery Miao [sfm] (Johnson 1998); not inherently intelligible with other Miao varieties.
Language Use
Vigorous. Home, community, market. Also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn].
Language Resources
Consider themselves Miao nationality but unique in culture and language from other Miao groups.