Kiong Nai | |
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Jiongnai | |
Native to | China |
Region | Jinxiu County, Guangxi |
Native speakers | (1,100 cited 1999)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | pnu |
Glottolog | jion1236 |
ELP | Jiongnai Bunu |
Kiong Nai (or Jiongnai, Chinese: 炯奈语; pinyin: Jiǒngnàiyǔ) is a divergent Hmongic (Miao) language spoken in Jinxiu County, Guangxi, China. The speakers' autonym is pronounced [kjɔŋ33 nai33] or [kjaŋ31 nɛ31]; kjɔŋ33 means 'mountain', while nai33 means 'people'.[4] Mao & Li (2002) believe it to be most closely related to She.