Ná-Meo language
Ná-Meo is a language of northern Vietnam, spoken by the Mieu people. Nguyen believes Na Meo may be a Hmongic language closest to Qiandong Miao.Classification
According to Andrew Hsiu, Na Meo is most closely related to the Guncen 滚岑 and Zhenmin 振民 dialects of Southern Qiandong Miao, which are spoken in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, northern Guangxi Province, China. This is evidenced by the sound change Proto-Hmong–Mien *-ɛŋ > Proto-Na Meo-Guncen-Zhenmin *-a.Distribution
The following locations are reported in Ethnologue.
Nguyen reports the following additional locations.
- Khuổi Giảo village, Cao Minh Commune, Tràng Định District, Lạng Sơn Province
- Cai Liệng village, Thúy Hùng Commune, Thạch An District, Cao Bằng Province
- Vũ Loan Commune, Na Rì District, Bắc Kạn Province
- Kim Quan Commune, Yên Sơn District, Tuyên Quang Province. Hsiu identifies the hamlet of Khuân Hẻ as the sole Na Meo-speaking location in Kim Quan Commune, Tuyên Quang Province.
