Kim Mun language
| Kim Mun | |
|---|---|
| Native to | China |
| Region | Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County |
Native speakers | (ca. 400,000 cited 1995–1999)[1] |
Hmong–Mien
| |
| Official status | |
Official language in | China (in Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mji |
Kim Mun language (金门方言) is a Hmong–Mien language spoken by some of the Yao people in the provinces of Guangxi, Hunan and Hainan.
Iu Mien and Kim Mun are very similar to each other, having a lexical similarity percentage of 78%.
Distribution
In China, Kim Mun is spoken in the following counties (Mao 2004:304-305).[2]
- Yunnan: Hekou, Malipo, Maguan, Xichou, Qiubei, Guangnan, Funing, Yanshan, Shizong, Jiangcheng, Mojiang, Yuanyang, Jinping, Lüchun, Mengla, Jinghong
- Guangxi: Xilin, Lingyun, Napo, Tianlin, Fengshan, Bama, Lipu, Pingle, Mengshan, Jinxiu, Yongfu, Luzhai, Fangcheng, Shangsi
- Hainan: Qiongzhong, Baoting, Qionghai, Tunchang, Ledong, Wanning, Yaxian
Notes
- ^ Kim Mun at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ^ 毛宗武, 李云兵 / Mao Zongwu, Li Yunbing. 1997. 巴哼语研究 / Baheng yu yan jiu (A Study of Baheng [Pa-Hng]). Shanghai: 上海远东出版社 / Shanghai yuan dong chu ban she.
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