Miao, Northern Guiyang

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
huj
Alternate Names
Northern Guiyang Hmong
Population

84,000 (Wang Fushi and Mao Zhongwu 1995).

Location

Central Guizhou Province, Jinsha, Qianxi, Xifeng, Kaiyang, Xiuwen, and Pingba Guiding counties, west Guiyang municipality suburbs.

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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.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Miao, Northern Guiyang
Other Comments

Officially classified within Miao nationality. Traditional religion.