A-Hmao
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A-Hmao is a Hmong-Mien language spoken primarily by the A-Hmao (Big Flowery Miao) people in parts of southwest China, known for its distinctive Pollard script writing system.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hmong-Mien language
ⓘ
Sino-Tibetan region minority language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
A Hmao
NERFINISHED
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A-Hmao language NERFINISHED ⓘ Big Flowery Miao language NERFINISHED ⓘ Large Flowery Miao language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | West Hmongic language ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
A-Hmao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | bigf1235 ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
regional varieties in Guizhou
ⓘ
regional varieties in Yunnan ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex tone system
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distinctive Pollard orthography ⓘ tonal language ⓘ |
| hasPhonology |
contrastive tones
ⓘ
oral and nasal vowels ⓘ rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | hmd ⓘ |
| languageEndangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Hmong-Mien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | minority language ⓘ |
| region | southwest China ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hmong Daw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hmong Njua NERFINISHED ⓘ other West Hmongic varieties ⓘ |
| scriptName | Pollard Miao script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptType | syllabic script ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
A-Hmao people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Big Flowery Miao people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chongqing Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ Guizhou Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Sichuan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Hmongic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
community media
ⓘ
local education ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| usedIn |
A-Hmao cultural practices
ⓘ
oral storytelling traditions ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
Pollard script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemCreator | Samuel Pollard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.