Mo Piu language
Hmongic language of Vietnam
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Mo Piu (Mơ Piu) is an unclassified Hmongic language spoken in the village of Nậm Tu Thượng, Nậm Xé Township, western Văn Bàn District, Lào Cai Province.[2] It was first documented in 2009 by a team of French linguists as part of the MICA Institute's "Au Co" Project.
| Mo Piu | |
|---|---|
| Mơ Piu | |
| Native to | Vietnam |
| Region | Lào Cai Province |
Native speakers | 240 (2011)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
Geneviève Caelen-Haumont reported 237 speakers as of 2011. She notes that Mo Piu is highly divergent from neighbouring Hmongic languages in Vietnam.[1]
Ly Van Tu & Vittrant (2014) tentatively classify Mo Piu as a Guiyang Miao dialect.[3]