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These people (except those in Hainan) speak Hmongic languages, a subfamily of the Hmong–Mien languages including many mutually unintelligible languages such as the Hmong, Hmub, Xong and A-Hmao. Not all speakers of the Hmongic languages belong to the Miao.
The Miao speak Hmong–Mien dialect. The Li and Miao People usually speak Putonghua as a second language. The Muslims living in the villages of Yanglan and Huixin on the outskirts of Sanya near Sanya Airport speak the Tsat language, a member of the Austronesian Chamic languages. Most Popular Hainan Island Tour Packages: Hainan Golfing Packages
Conversely, for cultural reasons, speakers of the Mun language on Hainan Island are classified in China as members of the Miao nationality despite the fact that their language is Mienic. To avoid this confusion of ethnic and linguistic categories, many Western scholars have adopted the name Hmong-Mien to refer to this language family.
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In Sangjiang in Guangxi, over 30,000 Miaos speak the Dong language, and on Hainan Island, more than 100,000 people speak the language of the Yaos. Due to their centuries of contacts with the Hans, many Miaos can also speak Chinese. [Source: China.org |] The Miao have employed a naming system in which father's and son's names are linked.
Miao language: Miao language is in the Miao-Yao branch of the Sino-Tibetan language group, and is found primarily in the central and southern cities and counties, as well as a few other places. It is spoken by 50,000.
Later, they gradually migrated to the southern part of China. (today Hunan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Hainan, Guangxi and other provinces) The Miao ethnic group has its own language which belongs to the Miao-Yao Austronesian of Chinese-Tibetan Phylum.
The Hmongic languages, also known as Miao languages ( Chinese: 苗语; pinyin: Miáoyǔ ), include the various languages spoken by the Miao people (such as Hmong, Hmu, and Xong ).
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