The Sheic or She–Jiongnai languages are a branch of the Miao (Hmongic) language family.
| Sheic | |
|---|---|
| She–Jiongnai | |
| Ethnicity | Yao, She |
| Geographic distribution | China |
| Linguistic classification | Hmong–Mien
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| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | jion1235 |
She (Ho-Ne) has long been recognized as a divergent language. It has been difficult to classify because of its numerous Chinese loanwords. Recently, it has been concluded that a few other Miao languages may be closer to She than to the rest of the family.
Languages
Taguchi (2012),[1] in a computational phylogenetic study, found Ho Ne (She), Kiong Nai and Pana (Pa Na) to form a branch of the Miao (Hmongic) family, with She closest to Pa Na. Hsiu (2015, 2018),[2][3] also in a computational phylogenetic study, found She to be closest to Kiong Nai, and added Younuo as a fourth language.
Yuno has also been classified as Bahengic by Mao & Li (1997).[4]
Internal Classification
Taguchi (2012) classifies the Sheic languages as follows:[1]
Hsiu (2015, 2018) classifies the Sheic languages as follows:[2][3]