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Miao, Northern Huishui

A language of China

ISO 639-3hmi

Population  70,000 (1995 F. Wang).
Region  Central Guizhou Province, Guiyang municipality, Gaopo District; Huishui, Longli and Guiding counties.
Language map  Southwestern China, reference number 29
Alternate names   Northern Huishui Hmong
Dialects  Inherently mutually unintelligible with other Miao varieties.
Classification  Hmong-Mien, Hmongic, Chuanqiandian
A member of macrolanguage Hmong [hmn] (China).
Language use  All domains.
Comments  Part of Miao nationality. Agriculturalists. Traditional religion.