Miao, Central Huishui

HMC

vigorous

Alternate Names: Central Huishui Hmong

Dialects: None known. Inherently unintelligible of other Miao varieties. 30 to 40 different Hmong (Miao) languages in China. Great linguistic differences. A member of macrolanguage Hmong ,.

Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Miao.

Genealogy:

Hmong-Mien
Hmongic
Chuanqiandian

Demographics: 40,000 (Wang Fushi and Mao Zhongwu 1995).

Language Use: All domains.

Nation of Origin: China

Other Comments: Traditional religion.