Miao, Eastern Xiangxi
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ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Eastern Ghao-Xong, Eastern Miao, Eastern West-Hunan Miao, Ghao-Xong, Hsianghsi Miao, Meo Do, Northern Miao, Red Meo, Red Miao
Population
80,000 (Wang Fushi and Mao Zhongwu 1995).
Location
West Hunan Province, Luxi, Guzhang, Jishou, and Longshan counties, some in Hubei Province.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Not inherently intelligible of other varieties of Miao.
Language Resources
Officially classified within Miao nationality. Traditional religion.