Jinping County () is a county in the east of Guizhou province, China, bordering Hunan to the east. It is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.
Languages
Dong
Dong (also known as the Kam language) 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.