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Kiong Nai language

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ56325 ↗
Source-derived summary

Kiong Nai (or Jiongnai, Chinese: 炯奈语; pinyin: Jiǒngnàiyǔ) is a divergent Hmongic (Miao) language spoken in Jinxiu County, Guangxi, China. The speakers' autonym is pronounced [kjɔŋ33 nai33] or [kjaŋ31 nɛ31]; kjɔŋ33 means 'mountain', while nai33 means 'people'. Mao & Li (2002) believe it to be most closely related to She.

Dialects

Mao & Li (2002) divide Jiongnai into two major dialects.

Longhua (龙华), spoken in Longhua (龙华村) of Changdong Township (长垌乡)

Liuxiang (六巷), spoken in Liuxiang Township (六巷乡)

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

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2002—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Kiong and language.
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