HMI ISO 639-3
Miao, Northern Huishui
A language of China
- ISO 639
- hmi
- Alternate Names
- Gaopo, Kwei-chu, Kwei-chu Miao, Northern Huishui Hmong
- Population
- 70,000 (Wang and Mao 1995).
- Location:
- Guizhou province: Guiding, Huishui, and Longli counties, Gaopo district, Guiyang municipality.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous). Language of recognized nationality: Miao.
- Classification
- Hmong-Mien, Hmongic, Chuanqiandian
- Dialects
- None known. Inherently unintelligible of other Miao varieties. A member of macrolanguage Hmong [hmn].
- Language Use
- Home, community, market.
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion.
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Location: Guizhou province: Guiding, Huishui, and Longli counties, Gaopo district, Guiyang municipality.
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