Back Aa-hmao keel Estonian A hmao French Lenga hmong, dian nòrd oriental PMS Língua A-Hmao Portuguese Ахмао Russian Kimiao cha Maua Makubwa Swahili 苗语滇东北次方言 Chinese
| A-Hmao | |
|---|---|
| Large Flowery Miao | |
| ad Hmaob lul, A-hmaos | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Guizhou, Yunnan |
| Ethnicity | A-Hmao |
Native speakers | (300,000 cited 1995)[1] |
| Latin, Pollard | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hmd |
| Glottolog | larg1235 |
The A-Hmao language, also known as Large Flowery Miao (Chinese: 大花苗) or Northeast Yunnan Miao (Chinese: 苗语滇东北方言; pinyin: Miáoyǔ Diàndōngběi fāngyán), is a Hmongic language spoken in China. It is the language the Pollard script was designed for,[2][3] and displays extensive tone sandhi.[4] There is a high degree of literacy in Pollard among the older generation.
The standard written language, both in Pollard and in Latin script, is that of Shíménkǎn (石门坎) village in Weining County.
- ^ A-Hmao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Smalley, William A.; Vang, Chia Koua; Yang, Gnia Yee (1990). Mother of Writing: The Origin and Development of a Hmong Messianic Script. University of Chicago Press.
- ^ Duffy, John (2007). Writing from These Roots: Literacy in a Hmong-American Community. University of Hawaii Press.
- ^ Mortensen, David. 2005. "A-Hmao Echo Reduplication as Evidence for Abstract Phonological Scales". LSA Annual Meeting