Raojia language

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Raojia
Native to China
Region Majiang County, Guizhou
Native speakers 5,000  (1993)
Language family
Language codes
ISO 639-3 None (mis)

Raojia (Chinese: 绕家语; autonym: qɑ24 ʑuɤ24[1]) is a Hmongic language spoken by about 5,000 people in 3 villages (including Baixing 白兴村) of Heba Township 河坝乡, Majiang County, Guizhou. It may belong to the Huishui Miao dialect cluster, although Wu (2009)[2] classifies it as a Hmu variety.

References [edit]

  1. ^ Li Yunbing [李云兵]. 2000. 苗语方言划分遗留问题研究. Beijing: Minzu University Press [中央民族大学出版社].
  2. ^ 吴正彪,《黔东方言苗语土语划分问题的再探讨》,《吉首大学学报(社会科学版)》,第30卷(2009),117至121页。