Hmong language
| Hmong | |
|---|---|
| Mong | |
| lus Hmoob / lug Moob / lol Hmongb / lus Hmôngz (Vietnam) / 𖬇𖬰𖬞 𖬌𖬣𖬵 / 𞄉𞄧𞄵𞄀𞄩𞄰 | |
| Pronunciation | [m̥ɔ̃́] |
| Native to | China, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand |
| Ethnicity | Hmong |
Native speakers | 4.5 million[a] (2015) |
| Hmong writing: incl. Pahawh Hmong, Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong, multiple Latin standards | |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | hmn Hmong, Mong (China, Laos) |
| ISO 639-3 | hmn – inclusive code for the Hmong/Mong macrolanguage (China, Laos), including all Core Hmongic languages, except hmf and hmvIndividual codes: cqd – Chuanqiandian Cluster Miao (cover term for Hmong in China)hea – Northern Qiandong Miaohma – Southern Mashan Hmonghmc – Central Huishui Hmonghmd – Large Flowery Miaohme – Eastern Huishui Hmonghmf – Hmong Don (Vietnam)hmg – Southwestern Guiyang Hmonghmh – Southwestern Huishui Hmonghmi – Northern Huishui Hmonghmj – Gehml – Luopohe Hmonghmm – Central Mashan Hmonghmp – Northern Mashan Hmonghmq – Eastern Qiandong Miaohms – Southern Qiandong Miaohmv – Hmong Dô (Vietnam)hmw – Western Mashan Hmonghmy – Southern Guiyang Hmonghmz – Hmong Shua (Sinicized Miao)hnj – Mong Njua/Mong Leng (China, Laos), Blue/Green Hmong (United States)hrm – A-Hmo, Horned Miao (China)huj – Northern Guiyang Hmongmmr – Western Xiangxi Miaomuq – Eastern Xiangxi Miaomww – Hmong Daw (China, Laos), White Hmong (United States)sfm – Small Flowery Miao |
| Glottolog | firs1234 |
| Linguasphere | 48-AAA-a |
Map of Hmong-Mien languages, West Hmongic language in purple | |
Hmong or Mong (/ˈmʌŋ/ MUNG; RPA: Hmoob, CHV: Hmôngz, Nyiakeng Puachue: 𞄀𞄩𞄰, Pahawh: 𖬌𖬣𖬵, [m̥ɔ̃́]) is a dialect continuum of the West Hmongic branch of the Hmongic languages spoken by the Hmong people of Southwestern China, northern Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos. There are an estimated 4.5 million speakers of varieties that are largely mutually intelligible, including over 280,000 Hmong Americans as of 2013. Over half of all Hmong speakers speak the various dialects in China, where the Dananshan dialect forms the basis of the standard language. However, Hmong Daw and Mong Leng are widely known only in Laos and the United States; Dananshan is more widely known in the native region of Hmong.