Miao, Central Mashan

HMM

vigorous

Alternate Names: Central Mashan Hmong

Dialects: None known. Not inherently intelligible of other varieties of Miao. A member of macrolanguage Hmong ,.

Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Miao.

Genealogy:

Hmong-Mien
Hmongic
Chuanqiandian

Demographics: 70,000 (Wang Fushi and Mao Zhongwu 1995).

Language Use: All domains.

Language Development: Dictionary.

Typology: Tonal, 11 tones.

Nation of Origin: China

Other Comments: Traditional religion.