Miao, Large Flowery
A language of China
| Population | 300,000 (1995 F. Wang). |
| Region | Northwest Guizhou Province, Weining, Hezhang, Shuicheng, Pu’an, Zhenning, and Ziyun counties, Liupanshui municipality; northeast and central Yunnan Province, Zhaotong area, Yongshan, Yiliang, Daguan, Suijiang, Qiaojia, Xundian, Fumin, Luquan, Lufeng, and Wuding counties, Xuanwei, Qujing, Kunming, Anning and Chuxiong municipalities; south Sichuan Province, Panzhihua municipality. |
| Language map |
Southwestern China, reference number 25 |
| Alternate names | A-Hmao, Big Flowery Miao, Da Hua Bei Miao, Da Hua Miao, Diandongbei Miao, Flowery Miao, Great Flowery Tribe, Hua Miao, Hwa Miao, Northeastern Dian Miao, Northeastern Yunnan Miao, Ta Hwa Miao |
| Dialects | Inherently mutually unintelligible with other Miao varieties. |
| Classification | Hmong-Mien, Hmongic, Chuanqiandian A member of macrolanguage Hmong [hmn] (China). |
| Language use | All domains. |
| Language development | High level of literacy among the older generation in original Pollard script. Dictionary. NT: 1917–1936. |
| Writing system | Latin script. Pahawh Hmong script. Miao (Pollard) script. |
| Comments | Part of the Miao nationality. Tonal. 5 to 7 tones. Agriculturalists. Traditional religion. |
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