Ná-Meo (Vietnamese: Na Miểu; autonym: na53 mjau35 ɬa53[2]) is a language of northern Vietnam, spoken by the Mieu people. Nguyen (2007) believes Na Meo may be a Hmongic language closest to Qiandong Miao.

Ná-Meo
Na Meo
Mieu
Native toVietnam
RegionLang Son Province, Tuyen Quang Province
EthnicityMieu people
Native speakers
1,000 (2015)[1]
Hmong–Mien
Language codes
ISO 639-3neo
Glottologname1237

Classification

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According to Hsiu (2015), Na Meo is most closely related to the Guncen 滚岑 and Zhenmin 振民 dialects of Southern Qiandong Miao (ISO 639-3: hms), which are spoken in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, northern Guangxi Province, China. This is evidenced by the sound change Proto-Hmong–Mien *-ɛŋ > Proto-Na Meo-Guncen-Zhenmin *-a.

Distribution

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The following locations are reported in Ethnologue.

Nguyen (2007:31) reports the following additional locations.

References

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  1. ^ Ná-Meo at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  2. ^ Hsiu (2015)

Sources

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  • Hsiu, Andrew (2015). The classification of Na Meo, a Hmong-Mien language of Vietnam. Paper presented at SEALS 25, Chiang Mai, Thailand. doi:10.5281/zenodo.1127804
  • Nguyễn Văn Thắng (2007). Ambiguity of Identity: The Mieu in North Vietnam. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books.
  • Nguyễn Anh Ngọc (1975). "Vài nét về nhóm Na Miểu". In, Ủy ban khoa học xã hội Việt Nam: Viện dân tộc học. Về vấn đề xác định thánh phần các dân tộc thiểu số ở miền bắc Việt Nam, 377-388. Hà Nội: Nhà xuất bản khoa học xã hội.