Miao, Large Flowery

Nationality Classification
苗族 Hmong (Miao)
Language or Dialect Name (Chinese)
苗语川黔滇方言滇东北次方言、花苗话、大花苗
Language or Dialect Name (English)
Miao, Large Flowery
ISO 639-3 Code
hmd
Language Stock Classification
苗瑶语族 Hmong-Mien
Primary Province or Region
贵州省 Guizhou Province
Location (in China)
Northwestern Guizhou Province, in Weining, Hezhang, Shuicheng, Pu’an, Zhenning, & Ziyun counties & Liupanshui municipality; nprtheastern and central Yunnan in Zhaotong area, Yongshan, Yiliang, Daguan, Suijiang, Qiaojia, Xundian, Fumin, Luquan, Lufeng, and
Estimated Speaker Population (in China)
300,000
Speaker Population Year of Estimate
1995