Mienic languages

Mienic languages
Not to be confused with the Yao language spoken in east Africa.
Mienic
Yao
Geographic
distribution:		 China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, United States.
Linguistic classification: Hmong–Mien
  • Mienic
Subdivisions:
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The Mienic languages are spoken by the Yao people of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.

Classification

Mienic is one of the primary branches of the Hmong–Mien language family, with the other being Hmongic. The classification below is from Martha Ratliff (2010:3).[1]

  • Mienic
    • Iu Mien, 2,172,000 speakers
    • Kim Mun, 300,000 speakers
    • Biao Min, 43,000 speakers
    • Dzao Min, 60,000 speakers

Matisoff 2001 proposed the following:

  • Mienic (Yao)
    • Biao–Jiao:
      • Biao Min
      • Chao Kong Meng
      • Moxi
    • Mian–Jin:
    • Zaomin: Dzao Min

References

  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha. 2010. Hmong–Mien language history. Canberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics.

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