Miao, Central Mashan

A language of China

ISO 639: hmm
Alternate Names: Central Mashan Hmong
Population: 70,000 (Wang and Mao 1995).
Location:: Guizhou province: Luodian, Wangmo, and Ziyun counties.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Language of recognized nationality: Miao.
Classification: Hmong-Mien, Hmongic, Chuanqiandian
Dialects: None known. Not inherently intelligible of other varieties of Miao. A member of macrolanguage Hmong [hmn].
Typology: Tonal, 11 tones.
Language Use: All domains.
Other Comments: Traditional religion.

Location: Guizhou province: Luodian, Wangmo, and Ziyun counties.