Hmongic languages

Hmongic
Miao
Ethnicity	Miao people
Geographic distribution	China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand
Linguistic classification	Hmong–Mien Hmongic
Proto-language	Proto-Hmongic
Subdivisions	Bahengic Sheic West Hmongic (Chuanqiandian Miao) Xong (Western Hunan) Hmu (Eastern Guizhou) possibly other, unclassified branches
ISO 639-2 / 5	hmn
Glottolog	hmon1337
Hmongic languages:   West Hmongic   A-Hmao   Central (Gejia, A-Hmyo, Mashan, Huishui)   Hmu / East Hmongic   Xong / North Hmongic   Divergent groups: Pa Hng, Bunu, Aoka, etc.

The Hmongic languages, also known as Miao languages (Chinese: 苗语; pinyin: Miáoyǔ), include the various languages spoken by the Miao people (such as Hmong, Hmu, and Xong). Hmongic languages also include various languages spoken by non-Mienic-speaking Yao people, such as Pa-Hng, Bunu, Jiongnai, Younuo, and others, while She is spoken by ethnic She people.