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Jiongnai language

Kiong Nai
Jiongnai
Native to China
Region Jinxiu County, Guangxi
Native speakers
 1,100 (1999)
Hmong–Mien
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog jion1236
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Kiong Nai (or Jiongnai, Chinese: 炯奈 jiǒngnài) is a divergent Hmongic (Miao) language spoken in Jinxiu County, Guangxi, China. The speakers' autonym is pronounced [kjɔ̄ŋ nāi] or [kjaŋ˧˩ nɛ˧˩]; kjɔŋ means 'mountain', while nai means 'people' (Meng 2001:1). Mao & Li (2002) believe it to be most closely related to She.

Mao & Li (2002) divide Jiongnai into two major dialects.

Jiongnai is spoken in the following villages in 3 townships of Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi (Mao & Li 2002:1).



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