Biao Min language


Biao Min, or Biao-Jiao Mien, is a Hmong–Mien language of China. The two varieties, Biao Min and Jiaogong Mian, are evidently not mutually intelligible.

Distribution

Ethnologue reports the Biao Min language to be spoken in the following counties in China.
Dialects of Biao Min are as follows, according to Mao Zongwu. Only the Biao Min varieties of Dongshan Yao Ethnic Township, Quanzhou County and Sanjiang Township, Gongcheng County have been described in any detail.
Strecker uses "Chao Kong Meng" for Shikou, and "Moxi" for Niuweizhai.
Word lists for Biao Min dialects can be found in Mao Zongwu.

Quanzhou County

Biao Min of Quanzhou County, Guangxi consists of the following five dialect areas.
Xieshui 斜水 is the most divergent dialect, and is unintelligible with the other four dialects. The Xieshui dialect also has more Chinese influence than the other Biao Min dialects do.

Guanyang County

Biao Min of Guanyang County, Guangxi consists of the following two dialect areas.
The Jiangtang and Baizhuping dialects of Biao Min are documented in Hsiu.