Kim Mun

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
mji
Alternate Names
Chasan Yao, Gem Mun, Hainan Miao, Jim Mun, Jinmen, Kem Mun, Kimmun, Lan Tin, Lanten, Lowland Yao, Man Lantien, Men, Mun, Shanzi Yao
Population

200,000 in China (Wang Fushi and Mao Zhongwu 1995). 61,000 in Hainan Province (2000 census). Population total all countries: 374,500.

Location

Yunnan Province, 17 counties; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 13 counties; Hainan Province, 7 counties. Also in Laos, Viet Nam.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Hmong-Mien, Mienic, Mian-Jin
Dialects

Dao Ho, Dao Quan Trang. Not intelligible with Iu Mien [ium]. Lexical similarity: 78% with Iu Mien [ium], 67% with Biao-Jiao Mien [bje], 59% with Dzao Min [bpn].

Language Development
Dictionary.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kim Mun
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Officially classified within Yao nationality, except on Hainan Island, where speakers are officially classified within Miao nationality. The largest Yao group after Iu Mien. Daoist.

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