Pa-Hng language
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The Pa-Hng language is a Hmong–Mien language spoken in Guizhou
, Guangxi
, and Hunan
in southern China
as well as northern Vietnam
.
Guizhou
' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. Its provincial capital city is Guiyang.- History :...
, Guangxi
Guangxi
Guangxi, formerly romanized Kwangsi, is a province of southern China along its border with Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, a region with special privileges created specifically for the Zhuang people.Guangxi's location, in...
, and Hunan
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
in southern China
Northern and southern China
Northern China and southern China are two approximate regions within China. The exact boundary between these two regions has never been precisely defined...
as well as northern Vietnam
Northern Vietnam
For the former country, see North VietnamNorthern Vietnam is one of the three regions within Vietnam ....
.
Variants
Vocabulary word lists for these three Pa-Hng variants can be found in Mao & Li (1997).- Gundong 滚董, Liping CountyLiping CountyLiping County is a county-level administrative district in southwestern China, part of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture within the Guizhou province.The county was affected by the Miao rebellion of 1736-36....
黎平, Guizhou - Wenjie 文界, Sanjiang County 三江, Guangxi
- Huxingshan 虎形山, Longhui CountyLonghui CountyLonghui County is a county of Hunan, China. It is under the administration of Shaoyang city.-References:*...
隆回, Hunan
External links
- http://sealang.net/sala/archives/pdf4/edmondson1992pa-hng.pdf
- ABVD: Pa-Hng (Gundong) word list