Hmong–Mien languages
Language family of south China and Southeast Asia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hmong–Mien languages (also known as Miao–Yao and rarely as Yangtzean)[1] are a highly tonal language family of southern China and northern Southeast Asia. They are spoken in mountainous areas of southern China, including Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi, Guangdong and Hubei provinces; the speakers of these languages are predominantly "hill people", in contrast to the neighboring Han Chinese, who have settled the more fertile river valleys.
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Hmong–Mien | |
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Miao–Yao Yangtzean | |
Geographic distribution | China, Southeast Asia |
Linguistic classification | One of the world's primary language families |
Proto-language | Proto-Hmong–Mien |
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ISO 639-5 | hmx |
Glottolog | hmon1336 |
Distribution of Hmong-Mien languages |
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