Alternate Names: Black Miao, Central Miao, Chientung Miao, Hei Miao, Hmu, Southern East-Guizhou Miao, Southern Hmu
Dialects: None known. Inherently unintelligible of other Miao varieties. Corresponds more or less to Ma’s Central Miao and Purnell’s Eastern Miao. A member of macrolanguage Hmong ,.
Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Miao.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 500,000 (Wang Fushi and Mao Zhongwu 1995). All Miao in China: 8,950,000 (2000 census).
Language Development: Dictionary.
Nation of Origin: China
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.