Miao languages
E184499
The Miao languages are a group of Hmong-Mien (Miao-Yao) languages spoken primarily by the Miao people across southern China and parts of Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miao languages canonical | 28 |
| Miao language | 5 |
| Miao-Yao languages | 2 |
| Hmong-Mien language family | 1 |
| Miao (Hmongic languages) | 1 |
| Miao (Hmongic) languages | 1 |
| Miao language of Western Hunan | 1 |
| Miao–Yao language family | 1 |
| Northeast Yunnan Miao | 1 |
| Qiandong Hmong | 1 |
| Qiandong Miao language | 1 |
| Western Hmongic | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1624972 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Miao languages Context triple: [Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, languageUsed, Miao languages]
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A.
Zhuang language
The Zhuang language is a Tai-Kadai language spoken primarily by the Zhuang ethnic group in Guangxi and surrounding regions of southern China.
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B.
Kaili language
The Kaili language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its multiple dialects and role as a regional lingua franca.
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C.
Jingpo language
The Jingpo language is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken primarily by the Jingpo (Kachin) people in northern Myanmar and adjacent regions of China and India.
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D.
Siwu language
The Siwu language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily in the Volta Region of Ghana by the Mawu people.
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E.
Naxi language
Naxi is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken primarily by the Naxi people in China’s Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, known for its unique pictographic Dongba script and rich oral tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Miao languages Target entity description: The Miao languages are a group of Hmong-Mien (Miao-Yao) languages spoken primarily by the Miao people across southern China and parts of Southeast Asia.
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A.
Zhuang language
The Zhuang language is a Tai-Kadai language spoken primarily by the Zhuang ethnic group in Guangxi and surrounding regions of southern China.
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B.
Kaili language
The Kaili language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its multiple dialects and role as a regional lingua franca.
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C.
Jingpo language
The Jingpo language is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken primarily by the Jingpo (Kachin) people in northern Myanmar and adjacent regions of China and India.
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D.
Siwu language
The Siwu language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily in the Volta Region of Ghana by the Mawu people.
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E.
Naxi language
Naxi is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken primarily by the Naxi people in China’s Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, known for its unique pictographic Dongba script and rich oral tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hmong-Mien language
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hmongic languages
ⓘ
Miao-Yao languages (in older classifications) ⓘ |
| arealRelation | Southeast Asia linguistic area ⓘ |
| ethnicAssociation |
Miao ethnic group
ⓘ
linked to:
Miao people
|
| geneticRelation | Hmongic branch of Hmong-Mien ⓘ |
| glottologCode | miao1257 ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
Central Hmongic
ⓘ
Eastern Hmongic ⓘ Southern Hmongic ⓘ Western Hmongic ⓘ
linked to:
Miao languages
|
| hasFeature |
complex tone systems
ⓘ
limited inflectional morphology ⓘ rich consonant inventories ⓘ |
| hasMemberLanguage |
A-Hmao
ⓘ
Chuanqiandian Miao ⓘ Guiyang Miao ⓘ
linked to:
Chuanqiandian Miao
Hmong Daw ⓘ Hmong Njua ⓘ
linked to:
Hmong
Hmu ⓘ Huishui Miao ⓘ
linked to:
Chuanqiandian Miao
Large Flowery Miao ⓘ Luobohe Miao ⓘ
linked to:
Chuanqiandian Miao
Mashan Miao ⓘ
linked to:
Chuanqiandian Miao
Mo Piu ⓘ Northeast Yunnan Miao ⓘ
linked to:
Miao languages
Pingtang Miao ⓘ
linked to:
Chuanqiandian Miao
Qo Xiong ⓘ Small Flowery Miao ⓘ Xiangxi Miao ⓘ
linked to:
Miao people
Xong ⓘ
linked to:
Dong
|
| languageFamilyOf |
A-Hmao
ⓘ
Hmong Daw ⓘ Hmong Njua ⓘ
linked to:
Hmong
Hmu ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Miao people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
ⓘ
Guangxi ⓘ
linked to:
Guangxi Province
Guizhou ⓘ
linked to:
Guizhou Province
Hunan ⓘ
linked to:
Hunan Province
Laos ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Sichuan ⓘ
linked to:
Sichuan Province
Thailand ⓘ Vietnam ⓘ
linked to:
Viet Nam
Yunnan ⓘ
linked to:
Yunnan Province
|
| subclassOf |
Hmong-Mien languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Hmong-Mien
Sino-Tibetan–Hmong-Mien areal group ⓘ |
| typology |
analytic language
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Chinese characters (limited use)
ⓘ
Latin script ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
Pahawh Hmong ⓘ Pollard script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Miao languages Description of subject: The Miao languages are a group of Hmong-Mien (Miao-Yao) languages spoken primarily by the Miao people across southern China and parts of Southeast Asia.
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Bouyi
linked to: Miao languages
subject linked to:
Pingtang County, Guizhou Province, China