Hmong–Mien languages
The Hmong–Mien languages (also known as Miao–Yao and rarely as Yangtzean) are a highly tonal language family of southern China and northern Southeast Asia. They are spoken in mountainous areas of southern China, including Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi, and Hubei provinces; the speakers of these languages are predominantly "hill people", in contrast to the neighboring Han Chinese, who have settled the more fertile river valleys.
| Hmong–Mien | |
|---|---|
| Miao–Yao Yangtzean | |
| Geographic distribution | China, Southeast Asia |
| Linguistic classification | One of the world's primary language families |
| Proto-language | Proto-Hmong–Mien |
| Subdivisions | |
| ISO 639-5 | hmx |
| Glottolog | hmon1336 |
Distribution of Hmong-Mien languages | |
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