Jinping County () is a county in the east of
Guizhou
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province, China, bordering
Hunan
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to the east. It is under the administration of the
Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture
Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (; Hmu language: ''Qeef Dongb Naif Dol Hmub Dol Gud Zid Zid Zeb''; Kam language: ''Qeens Donc Nanc Nyenc Miiul Nyenc Gaeml Zil Zl Zous''), also known as Southeast Qian Autonomous Prefecture of Miao a ...
.
Languages
Dong
Dong (also known as the
Kam language
The Kam language, also known as Gam (autonym: ''lix Gaeml''), or in Chinese, Dong or Tung-Chia, is a Kam–Sui language spoken by the Dong people. '' Ethnologue'' distinguishes three Kam varieties as separate but closely related languages.
Di ...
) is the most widely spoken non-Chinese language in Jinping County. The three main dialects of Dong are the Jiuzhai (), Datong (), and Qimeng () dialects (Tu & Yang 2008: 105).
*Jiuzhai dialect (): Northern Dong, first lectal area. Spoken in Pingqiu (), Kuidan (), Gaoba (), Huangmen (), and Yandong () townships. Representative dialect: Pisuo Village () in Gaoba Township ().
*Datong dialect (): Northern Dong, third lectal area. Spoken in Datong (), Suijiang (), and Xiudong () townships.'' Representative dialect'': Xiudong Village ().
*Qimeng dialect (): Southern Dong, first lectal area. Spoken in Qimeng (), Juzhai (), and Shengli () townships. ''Representative dialect'': Zhemeng Village () in Qimeng Town ().
Miao
Eastern Miao (also known as the
Hmu language) is spoken as a first language by about 40,000 people in Jinping County. There are three main Miao dialects spoken in Jinping County, with their respective geographical distributions listed as follows (Tu & Yang 2008: 50).
;1. Hekou () dialect (10,000+ speakers)
*Qimeng District (): Hekou () and Wenniu () townships
*Pinglve District (): Zhanghua Township ()
;2. Ouli () dialect (20,000+ speakers)
*Pinglve District (): Pinglve (), Ouli (), Zhaizao (), and Jiaosan () townships
*Sanjiang District (): Maoping (), Guazhi (), Pingjin (), and Suijiang () townships
*Dunzhai District (): Loujiang () and Tongpo () townships
''Note'': Ouli has some notable internal dialectal differences. For example, the dialect spoken in Ouli has some differences from the dialect spoken in Loujiang (), Tongpo (), and Suijiang ().
;3. Yuhe () dialect (about 3,000 speakers)
*Qimeng District (): Yuhe (), Xinmin (), and Guben () townships
''Note'': Yuhe is the most divergent dialect.
Climate
References
Counties of Qiandongnan Prefecture
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