Hmongic languages

Hmongic
Miao
Geographic
distribution
China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand
EthnicityMiao people
Linguistic classificationHmong–Mien
  • Hmongic
Proto-languageProto-Hmongic
Subdivisions
Language codes
ISO 639-2 / 5hmn
Glottologhmon1337
Hmongic languages:
  West Hmongic
  A-Hmao
  Central (Gejia, A-Hmyo, Mashan, Huishui)
  Hmu / East Hmongic
  Xong / North Hmongic
  Divergent groups: Pa Hng, Bunu, Aoka, etc.

The Hmongic languages, also known as Miao languages (Chinese: 苗语; pinyin: Miáoyǔ), include the various languages spoken by the Miao people (such as Hmong, Hmu, and Xong). Hmongic languages also include various languages spoken by non-Mienic-speaking Yao people, such as Pa-Hng, Bunu, Jiongnai, Younuo, and others, while She is spoken by ethnic She people.