"Mienic" meaning in English

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          "text": "The same form also occurs as a borrowed copula in some Mienic languages which form part of the Hmong-Mien (formerly Miao-Yao) family of southern China and neighbouring areas (Martha Ratliff, personal communication, but see also Shintani and Zhao 1990 on the use of the form in the Mienic language Mun), and it may have been incorporated into the grammars of other languages in mainland China (and possibly also Taiwan).",
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