What does Hmong mean and what is it?

Question

Can you explain it to me and please tell me how you known about it. Is Hmong really what it's said to be? Have you ever seen one before?

Answer 1

The Hmong, also known as Miao (considered derogatory by some: see below) (Chinese: 苗; pinyin: Miáo; Vietnamese: Mèo or H'Mông; Thai: แม้ว (Maew) or ม้ง (Mong); Burmese: mun lu-myo), Hmong: Hmoob, are an Asian ethnic group speaking the Hmong language, whose homeland is in the mountainous regions of southern China (especially Guizhou) that cross into Southeast Asia (northern Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand).

The Hmong form the fifth largest of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, as well as one of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam.

Two terms, Miao and Hmong (or H'mong in Vietnam), are both currently used to refer to one of the aboriginal peoples of China. They live mainly in southern China, in the provinces of Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi and Hubei. According to the 2000 census, the number of 'Miao' in China was estimated to be about 9.6 million. Outside China they live in Thailand, Laos (where they are known as Lao Soung), Vietnam and Myanmar due to migrations starting in the 18th century, and also in the United States, French Guiana, France and Australia as a result of recent migrations in the aftermath of the Indochina and Vietnam wars between 1949 and 1975. Altogether there are approximately 8 million speakers of Miao languages. This language family, which consists of 3 languages and 30-40 mutually and highly intelligible dialects, belongs, together with the Bunu language, to the Miao branch of the Hmong-Mien (Miao-Yao) language family.

Western researchers treat the terminological problems in a non-uniform way. Early writers used Chinese-based names in various transcriptions: Miao, Miao-tse, Miao-tsze, Meau, Meo, mo, miao-tseu etc., but due to the influence of the Hmong of Laos (a sub-group of the Miao people) some contemporary researchers have adopted another terminology.

The Hmongs themselves use various self-designations and the Chinese traditionally classified them according to the most characteristic colour of the women's clothes. The list below contains the self-designations, the colour designations and the main regions inhabited by the four major groups of Hmongs in China:

Ghao Xong; Red Miao; west Hunan.
Hmu, Gha Ne (Ka Nao); Black Miao; southeast Guizhou.
A Hmao; Big Flowery Miao; northwest Guizhou and northeast Yunnan.
Hmong; White Miao, Green (Blue) Miao, Small Flowery Miao; south Sichuan, west Guizhou and south Yunnan.

Answer 2

Hmong Definition

Answer 3

A tribe of people from Southeast Asia

Answer 4

They are people from southeast Asia, not zoo exhibits for crying out loud. That is like saying what is a cherokee indian, have you ever seen one. It's rude.

Answer 5

I cannot imagine from the wording of your question, what you believe Hmong is.

Have a look at this and see if it helps:

http://www.learnabouthmong.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hmong

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=%22hmong%22