Kiong Nai language

Kiong Nai
Kiong Nai
Jiongnai
Native to	China
Region	Jinxiu County, Guangxi
Native speakers	(1,100 cited 1999)
Language family	Hmong–Mien Hmongic Sheic Kiong Nai–She? Kiong Nai; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	pnu
Glottolog	jion1236
ELP	Jiongnai Bunu

Kiong Nai (or Jiongnai, Chinese: 炯奈语; pinyin: Jiǒngnàiyǔ) is a divergent Hmongic (Miao) language spoken in Jinxiu County, Guangxi, China. The speakers' autonym is pronounced [kjɔŋ33 nai33] or [kjaŋ31 nɛ31]; kjɔŋ33 means 'mountain', while nai33 means 'people'. Mao & Li (2002) believe it to be most closely related to She.

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