| Ná-Meo | |
|---|---|
| Na Meo | |
| Mieu | |
| Native to | Vietnam |
| Region | Lang Son Province,Tuyen Quang Province |
| Ethnicity | Mieu people |
Native speakers | 1,000 (2015)[1] |
Hmong–Mien
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | neo |
| Glottolog | name1237 |
Ná-Meo (Vietnamese:Na Miểu;autonym:na53mjau35ɬa53[2]) is a language of northern Vietnam, spoken by theMieu people. Nguyen (2007) believes Na Meo may be aHmongic language closest toQiandong Miao.
According to Hsiu (2015), Na Meo is most closely related to the Guncen 滚岑 and Zhenmin 振民 dialects ofSouthern Qiandong Miao (ISO 639-3:hms), which are spoken inRongshui Miao Autonomous County, northernGuangxi Province, China. This is evidenced by thesound changeProto-Hmong–Mien *-ɛŋ > Proto-Na Meo-Guncen-Zhenmin *-a.
The following locations are reported inEthnologue.
Nguyen (2007:31) reports the following additional locations.
