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 (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miao languages canonical | 9 |
| Hmong-Mien language family | 1 |
| Miao-Yao languages | 1 |
| Miao–Yao language family | 1 |
| Northeast Yunnan Miao | 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 people
ⓘ
surface form:
Miao ethnic group
|
| geneticRelation | Hmongic branch of Hmong-Mien ⓘ |
| glottologCode | miao1257 ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
Central Hmongic
ⓘ
Eastern Hmongic ⓘ Southern Hmongic ⓘ Miao languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Western Hmongic
|
| hasFeature |
complex tone systems
ⓘ
limited inflectional morphology ⓘ rich consonant inventories ⓘ |
| hasMemberLanguage |
A-Hmao
ⓘ
Chuanqiandian Miao ⓘ Chuanqiandian Miao ⓘ
surface form:
Guiyang Miao
Hmong Daw ⓘ Hmong ⓘ
surface form:
Hmong Njua
Hmu ⓘ Chuanqiandian Miao ⓘ
surface form:
Huishui Miao
Large Flowery Miao ⓘ Chuanqiandian Miao ⓘ
surface form:
Luobohe Miao
Chuanqiandian Miao ⓘ
surface form:
Mashan Miao
Mo Piu ⓘ Miao languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast Yunnan Miao
Chuanqiandian Miao ⓘ
surface form:
Pingtang Miao
Qo Xiong ⓘ Small Flowery Miao ⓘ Miao people ⓘ
surface form:
Xiangxi Miao
Dong ⓘ
surface form:
Xong
|
| languageFamilyOf |
A-Hmao
ⓘ
Hmong Daw ⓘ Hmong ⓘ
surface form:
Hmong Njua
Hmu ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Miao people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
ⓘ
Guangxi Province ⓘ
surface form:
Guangxi
Guizhou Province ⓘ
surface form:
Guizhou
Hunan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Hunan
Laos ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Sichuan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Sichuan
Thailand ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
Yunnan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Yunnan
|
| subclassOf |
Hmong-Mien
ⓘ
surface form:
Hmong-Mien languages
Sino-Tibetan–Hmong-Mien areal group ⓘ |
| typology |
analytic language
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Chinese characters (limited use)
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
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 (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Miao-Yao languages
this entity surface form:
Western Hmongic
this entity surface form:
Northeast Yunnan Miao
this entity surface form:
Miao–Yao language family