Kiong Nai language

Kiong Nai is a divergent Hmongic (Miao) language spoken in Jinxiu County, Guangxi, China. The speakers' autonym is pronounced or ; ' means 'mountain', while ' means 'people'. Mao & Li believe it to be most closely related to She.

Dialects

Mao & Li divide Jiongnai into two major dialects.

Longhua , spoken in Longhua of Changdong Township
Liuxiang , spoken in Liuxiang Township

Jiongnai is spoken in the following villages in three townships of Jinxiu [Yao Autonomous County], Guangxi.

Liuxiang Township : Liuxiang, Mengtou, Dadeng, Huangsang, Xincun, and Gupu
Changdong Township : Longhua, Nanzhou, and Dajing
Luoxiang Township : Zhanger, Liutuan, and Luodan