Miao, Eastern Qiandong

A language of China

ISO 639: hmq
Alternate Names: Black Miao, Central Miao, Chientung Miao, Eastern East-Guizhou Miao, Eastern Hmu, Hei Miao, Hmu, mo˧
Population: 350,000 (Wang and Mao 1995).
Location:: Guizhou province: Jianhe, Jinping, and Liping counties; Hunan province: Huitong, Jingzhou, and Tongdao counties.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Language of recognized nationality: Miao.
Classification: Hmong-Mien, Hmongic, Qiandong
Dialects: None known. Not intelligible of other Miao varieties. Corresponds more or less to Ma’s Central Miao and Purnell’s Eastern Miao. A member of macrolanguage Hmong [hmn].
Language Development: Dictionary.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Miao, Eastern Qiandong
Writing: Bopomofo script [Bopo], no longer in use.
Other Comments: Traditional religion.

Location: Guizhou province: Jianhe, Jinping, and Liping counties; Hunan province: Huitong, Jingzhou, and Tongdao counties.