Miao, Western Mashan

HMW

vigorous

Alternate Names: Western Mashan Hmong

Dialects: None known. Inherently unintelligible of other Miao varieties. A member of macrolanguage Hmong ,.

Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Miao.

Genealogy:

Hmong-Mien
Hmongic
Chuanqiandian

Demographics: 14,000 (Wang Fushi and Mao Zhongwu 1995).

Language Use: Home, community, market.

Typology: Tonal, 13 tones.

Nation of Origin: China

Other Comments: Traditional religion.