Hmong

== English == === Alternative forms === Hmoob Mong, Moob === Etymology === From White Hmong Hmoob. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /h(ə)ˈmɒŋ/, /ˈmɒŋ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɔŋ/, /h(ə)ˈmɔŋ/, (also) IPA(key): /ˈmʌŋ/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈmɑŋ/, /h(ə)ˈmɑŋ/ Rhymes: -ɒŋ === Noun === Hmong pl (plural only) A people who live predominantly in the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, and (in diaspora) around the world. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Hmong The lect spoken by these people, which is a cluster of a large number of lects which are sometimes considered dialects and sometimes separate languages. ==== Synonyms ==== Miao (in China) ==== Derived terms ==== Hmongic ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Hmong Of or relating to the Hmong, their culture, or their lect. ==== Derived terms ==== Hmongness === See also === Appendix:White Hmong Swadesh list Hmong people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Hmong language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Further reading === Ethnologue entry for Hmong, hmn ⁠ separate codes exist for 25+ Hmong dialects; see the ISO's page