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MMR ISO 639-3

Miao, Western Xiangxi

A language of China

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Eastern Miao, Ghao-Xong, Hsianghsi Miao, Huayuan Miao, Meo Do, Northern Miao, Red Meo, Red Miao, West Hunan Miao, Western Ghao-Xong, Western West-Hunan Miao
Population
820,000 (Wang and Mao 1995), decreasing.
Location:
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: Nandan county, Hechi municipality; Guizhou province: Songtao county, southeast Chongqing and Tongren municipalities, Xiushan and Youyang counties; Hubei province: Xuan’en county; Hunan province: Baojing, Fenghuang, Guzhang, Huadan, Jishou, Longshan, and Xinhuang Mayang counties.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous). Language of recognized nationality: Miao.
Classification
Hmong-Mien, Hmongic, Xiangxi
Dialects
None known. Inherently unintelligible of other Miao varieties. A member of macrolanguage Hmong [hmn].
Language Use
Vigorous, strong sense of ethnic identity. Most domains except education. Positive attitudes. Also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 40% or more. Dictionary.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Miao, Western Xiangxi
Writing
Latin script [Latn], pinyin-based, 1951–1956, 1958–1969, and from 1978, experimental usage.
Other Comments
Traditional religion.

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Location: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: Nandan county, Hechi municipality; Guizhou province: Songtao county, southeast Chongqing and Tongren municipalities, Xiushan and Youyang counties; Hubei province: Xuan’en county; Hunan province: Baojing, Fenghuang, Guzhang, Huadan, Jishou, Longshan, and Xinhuang Mayang counties.