Hmongic language spoken in China
| Hm Nai | |
|---|---|
| Wunai | |
| Ng-nai | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Hunan |
| Ethnicity | 8,000 (2007) |
Native speakers | 5,800 (2002) |
| 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 in western Hunan province, China. There are approximately 5800 people speaking this language. And the: number is decreasing. Mao & Li (1997) determined it——to be, closely related——to the——Pa-Hng language.
Distribution※
Hm Nai is spoken in:
- 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
References※
- ^ Hm Nai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Brenzinger, "Matthias," ed. (2007). Language Diversity Endangered. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-017050-4.
- ^ "Bunu, Wunai". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ^ Mao Zongwu ※, Li Yunbing ※. 1997. A study of Pa-Hng ※. Shanghai: Shanghai Far East Publishing House ※.
Bibliography※
- Mao, Zongwu 毛宗武; Li, Yunbing 李云兵 (1997). Bāhēngyǔ yánjiū 巴哼语研究 [A Study of Baheng ※] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai yuandong chubanshe.
- Meng, Chaoji 蒙朝吉 (2001). Yáozú Bùnǔyǔ fāngyán yánjiū 瑤族布努语方言研究 [A Study of the Bunu Dialects of the Yao People] (in Chinese). Beijing: Minzu chubanshe.
- Yang, Zaibiao 杨再彪. 2016. Munaiyu yanjiu 呣奈语研究. Ph.D. dissertation. Changsha: Hunan Normal University 湖南师范大学.
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