Miqie
PrintA language of China
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Micha, Mielang, Minqi
Population
30,000 (Bradley 2007), decreasing. Ethnic population: 50,000.
Location
Yunnan Province, Wuding (Jincheng, Jiuchang, and Chadian districts), north Fumin, north Lufeng, south Luquan counties, parts of Yongren, Dayao, Yao’an, Nanhua, Jingdong, Zhenyuan, Jinggu, and Yimen counties.
Language Maps
Language Status
7 (Shifting).
Classification
Language Use
No remaining speakers in Jinning and Anning counties; declining elsewhere. Home. Neutral attitudes. Most also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn].
Language Resources
Officially classified within Yi nationality.