Hmong where is it spoken

There are a total of around four million people who do speak this language are spread all around the world but many still reside in areas such as Yunnan, Guizhou, northern Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. About five percent of those speaking the Hmong Language actually reside within the United States speaking this and English fluently in certain cities around the country.

What is the history of the Hmong Language? This language was developed within the last two thousand years within the Hmong people group who are closely related to the Miao. They reside in southern China. It's exact origins are a bit unknown as various people groups in this area gradually adapted words and phrases changing them slightly over time to produce whole new ways of speaking to each other. What are some of the dialects that this language is made up of? The main dialect that is the primary one for the Hmong language is the Chuanqiandian dialect.

This is typically broken down into two sub-dialects called the Hmong Njua and also the Hmong Daw. Some consider that these two dialects have so many differences between them that they could be considered a completely separate language. The Daw is the primary dialect today that most people know and understand. In the last 50 years this language was somewhat standardized so that all dialects would have basic understanding of each other. Each version of the language made some adjustments so they fit together a bit better than before.

The language is tonal with particular tones being associated with each syllable. The primary dialect spoken by the vast majority of Hmong individuals worldwide is know as White Hmong.

Here words are stressed within the throat. The other dialect is known as Green Hmong, were the stress of the words lies on the rolling of the tongue. The words are softer with more intonation with the tongue. The writings of the two are very different. Art When they came to the United States, the Hmong brought their ancient culture with them in forms of art, poetry, songs and stories. Therefore, the Hmong had to depend primarily on oral and artistic traditions to pass on their history, legends, beliefs and cultures form one generation to another.

They wrote their stories of their ancient culture on elaborate hand woven needlework pieces called Pandau pronounced pan-dow. It was a way to keep their memories sacred as well as a way to make a small living creating new designs.

Cultural Challenges Within the Hmong culture, family is very prominent. Hmong families are usually large and close knit. The family name and face are both very important and children are often disciplined to avoid negative sanctions to avoid shame.

Children are taught to love, respect, and obey their parents and elders. The family, in Hmong culture, takes precedence over all other group allegiances. Education is valued by Hmong parents, but as many of them are without education themselves, they are unable to help their children. Hmong is taught at UW-Madison by experienced instructors who emphasize proficiency and communication at all levels.

UW-Madison has one of the largest Southeast Asian Studies programs in the United States, with course offerings in numerous disciplines, supporting and expanding the study of Hmong language.

Language tables are currently not being offered. Contact: Choua Lee. Consider an internship where you can use Hmong, either in the US or abroad.