Miao, Northern Guiyang

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Northern Guiyang Hmong

Population

84,000 (Wang Fushi and Mao Zhongwu 1995).

Location

Central Guizhou Province, Jinsha, Qianxi, Xifeng, Kaiyang, Xiuwen, and Pingba Guiding counties, west Guiyang municipality suburbs.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous). Language of recognized nationality: Miao.

Classification

Dialects

None known. Inherently unintelligible of other Miao varieties. A member of macrolanguage Hmong [hmn].

Language Use

Home, community, market.

Language Resources

Other Comments

Traditional religion.