Hm Nai language
Hm Nai | |
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Wunai | |
Ng-nai | |
Native to | China |
Region | Hunan |
Ethnicity | 8,000 (2007)[1] |
Native speakers | 5,800 (2002)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bwn |
Glottolog | wuna1248 |
ELP | Wunai Bunu |
Hm Nai (Mandarin: Wunai (唔奈 Wúnài), Cantonese: Ng-nai) is a Hmong-Mien language spoken[2] in western Hunan province, China. There are approximately 5800 people speaking this language, and the number is decreasing.[3] Mao & Li (1997) determined it to be closely related to the Pa-Hng language.
Distribution
Hm Nai is spoken in:[4]
- Longhui County: in Huxingshan 虎形山乡, Xiaoshajiang 小沙江乡, Motang 磨塘乡, Dashuitian 大水田乡. The Huxingshan 虎形山乡 dialect is the best documented variety, since it is typically used as the representative datapoint for Hm Nai.
- Xupu County
- Chenxi County
- Dongkou County
- Chengbu County
- Xinning County
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