Guiyang Miao | |
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Hmong | |
Native to | China |
Region | Guizhou |
Native speakers
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190,000 (1995) |
Hmong–Mien
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously: huj – Northern hmy – Southern hmg – Southwestern |
Glottolog | guiy1235 |
Guiyang Miao, a.k.a. Guiyang Hmong, is a Miao language of China. It is named after Guiyang County, Guizhou, though not all varieties are spoken there. The endonym is Hmong, a name it shares with the Hmong language.
Guiyang was given as a subgroup of Western Hmongic in Wang (1985). Matisoff (2001) separated the three varieties as distinct Miao languages, not forming a group. Wang (1994) adds another two minor, previously unclassified varieties.
Mo Piu may also be a variety of Guiyang Miao.
Representative dialects of Guiyang Miao include: