Qo Xiong language
| Qo Xiong | |
|---|---|
| Xong, Xiangxi Miao | |
| Red Miao, Meo | |
| Pronunciation | [qo˧˥ɕõ˧˥] |
| Native to | China |
| Region | mostly Hunan |
| Ethnicity | incl. Gejia |
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Native speakers
|
900,000 (1995) |
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Hmong–Mien
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: mmr – Western Xiangxi Miao muq – Eastern Xiangxi Miao |
| Glottolog | nort2748 |
The Xong language (dut Xongb, spoken by Qo Xiong people), also known as Xiangxi Miao (湘西 Western Hunan Miao), Eastern Miao, Meo, Red Miao, and North Hmongic, is a dialect cluster of Hmongic languages of China. Xong was given as a branch of Hmongic in Strecker (1987). Matisoff (2001) split it into two languages, reflected in Ethnologue, but Matisoff (2006) lists only one.
The best studied dialect is that of Layiping 腊乙坪, Jiwei Township 吉卫镇, Huayuan County, Hunan Province, China (see Xiang 1999).
Yang Zaibiao (2004) divides Qo Xiong into six varieties, with representative data points listed respectively. The speaker populations and locations are from Li Jinping & Li Tianyi (2012).
He Fuling (2009) describes a western Qo Xiong dialect of Gouliang Ethnic Miao Village, Ala Township, Fenghuang County (凤凰县阿拉镇勾良苗寨).
Xiang (1999) divides Qo Xiong into Western and Eastern dialects, and lists the following counties with Qo Xiong speakers.
A written standard based on the Western dialect was established in 1956.
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