MUQ ISO 639-3
Miao, Eastern Xiangxi
A language of China
- ISO 639
- muq
- Alternate Names
- Eastern Ghao-Xong, Eastern Miao, Eastern West-Hunan Miao, Ghao-Xong, Hsianghsi Miao, Meo Do, Northern Miao, Red Meo, Red Miao
- Population
- 80,000 (Wang and Mao 1995).
- Location:
- Hunan province: Guzhang, Jishou, Longshan, and Luxi counties; some in Chongqing, Guizhou, and Hubei provinces; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous). Language of recognized nationality: Miao.
- Classification
- Hmong-Mien, Hmongic, Xiangxi
- Dialects
- None known. Not inherently intelligible of other varieties of Miao. A member of macrolanguage Hmong [hmn].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion.
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Location: Hunan province: Guzhang, Jishou, Longshan, and Luxi counties; some in Chongqing, Guizhou, and Hubei provinces; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
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