Pa Na language
Pa Na is a Hmongic language spoken by about 1,000 people in Shangpai, Zhongpai, and Xiapai of Chengbu County, and Huangshuangping, Suining County in Hunan, China. It is also called "Red Miao." Yoshihisa Taguchi considers Pa Na to be most closely related to She and Jiongnai.
Yoshihisa Taguchi documents the Xiapai dialect of Pa Na. Hu briefly documents the Pa Na dialect of Tanni Village No. 2, Huangsangping Ethnic Miao Township, Suining County.
Distribution
According to the Suining County Gazetteer, in Suining County, Pa Na, is spoken by no more than 3,000 people in Tanni, Moshi, Chiban, Jiexi, Shangbao, and other villages, all located in the southern part of Huangshuangping Township.Taguchi reports that Pana is spoken by about 1,100 people in the following five villages of Yanzhai Township, Chengbu County, Hunan.
- Shangpai
- Xiapai
- Desheng
- Liuma
- Changxing