Kiong Nai (or Jiongnai, ) is a divergent
Hmongic (Miao) language spoken in
Jinxiu County,
Guangxi
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,
China
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. The speakers'
autonym is pronounced or ; ' means 'mountain', while ' means 'people'.
Mao & Li (2002) believe it to be most closely related to
She
She most commonly refers to:
*She (pronoun), the third person singular, feminine, nominative case pronoun in modern English.
She or S.H.E. may also refer to:
Literature and films
*'' She: A History of Adventure'', an 1887 novel by H. Rider Hagga ...
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Dialects
Mao & Li (2002) divide Jiongnai into two major dialects.
*Longhua (龙华), spoken in Longhua (龙华村) of Changdong Township (长垌乡)
*Liuxiang (六巷), spoken in Liuxiang Township (六巷乡)
Jiongnai is spoken in the following villages in three townships of
Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi.
*Liuxiang Township (六巷乡): Liuxiang (六巷), Mengtou (门头), Dadeng (大凳), Huangsang (黄桑), Xincun (新村), and Gupu (古蒲)
*Changdong Township (长垌乡): Longhua (龙华), Nanzhou (南州), and Dajing (大进)
*Luoxiang Township (罗香乡): Zhanger (丈二), Liutuan (六团), and Luodan (罗丹)
References
Sources
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External links
Longhua and Liuxiang Jiongnai basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database
Hmongic languages
Languages of China
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