Ho Ne (She) is Hmongic: one final argument
Although the genetic relationship of languages referred to as Hmong-Mien is not controversial, there are still subgrouping issues left to be resolved.2 "Ho Ne" [h022 ne53] (language of the "mountain people") known more widely by the Chinese name "She" [p55], is a Hmong-...
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2024
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| Summary: | Although the genetic relationship of languages referred to as Hmong-Mien is not controversial, there are still subgrouping issues left to be resolved.2 "Ho Ne" [h022 ne53] (language of the "mountain people") known more widely by the Chinese name "She" [p55], is a Hmong-Mien language spoken by only about 1,000 people in Guangdong province, just a little bit north and northeast of Hong Kong. There are 368,000 people identified as "She" living in the Southeast provinces of China to the north of Guangdong, but like the Manchu and Moslem minorities of China, these people have been almost fully assimilated, and speak a variety of Kejia (Hakim) even at home (Mao 1988). |
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