A-Hmao language
The A-Hmao language, also known as Large Flowery Miao (Chinese: 大花苗) or Northeast Yunnan Miao (Chinese: 苗语滇东北方言; pinyin: Miáoyǔ Diàndōngběi fāngyán), is a Hmongic language spoken in China. It is the language the Pollard script was designed for, and displays extensive tone sandhi. There is a high degree of literacy in Pollard among the older generation.
| A-Hmao | |
|---|---|
| Large Flowery Miao | |
| ad Hmaob lul, A-hmaos | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Guizhou, Yunnan |
| Ethnicity | A-Hmao |
Native speakers | (300,000 cited 1995) |
Hmong–Mien
| |
Writing system | Latin, Pollard |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hmd |
| Glottolog | larg1235 |
The standard written language, both in Pollard and in Latin script, is that of Shíménkǎn (石门坎) village in Weining County.
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