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The Hmongic Miao languages include the various languages spoken by the Miao people (such as Hmong, Hmu, and Xong), Pa-Hng, and the "Bunu" languages used by non-Mien-speaking Yao people. ==Name== The most common name used for the languages is ''Miao'' (苗), the Chinese name and the one used by Miao in China. However, ''Hmong'' is more familiar in the West, due to Hmong emigration. Many overseas Hmong prefer the name ''Hmong'', and claim that ''Miao'' is both inaccurate and pejorative. Despite the fact that the term "Miao" has negative connotations in the Guizhou dialect of Chinese, nowadays it is generally considered neutral by the Miao community in China.〔Duffy, 2007. ''Writing from these roots: literacy in a Hmong-American community''〕 Of the Hmongic languages spoken by ethnic Miao, there are a number of overlapping names. The three branches are as follows, as named by Purnell (in English and Chinese), Ma, and Ratliff, as well as the descriptive names based on the patterns and colors of traditional dress: * The ''Hunan Province Gazetteer'' (1997) gives the following autonyms for various peoples classified by the Chinese government as Miao. *Xiangxi Prefecture: gho Xong (guo Xiong 果雄), ghe Xong (ge Xiong 仡熊); guo Chu 果楚 (ceremonial) *Luxi County and Guzhang County: ghao So (Suo 缩), te Suang (Shuang 爽) *Jingzhou County: Hmu (Mu 目), (Nai Mu 乃目) *Chengbu County: Hmao (Mao 髳) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hmongic languages」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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