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Are the languages in the Hmongic branch mutually intelligible?

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Distribution of Hmong-Mien language family in China and Southeast Asia.
Hmong-Mien languages Distribution of Hmong-Mien language family in China and Southeast Asia.

No, the languages within the Hmongic branch are not mutually intelligible. The Hmongic (Miao) subfamily is characterized as an internally diverse group that includes mutually unintelligible languages, such as Hmu, Hmong, Qo Xiong, Bunu, and Ho Ne (She).1