ISO 639-3 · hmnhmn
Hmong–Mien family
Hmong
Hmong is a language of the Hmong–Mien branch, spoken in China, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. Wikidata counts 4.5 m first-language speakers (2015). Wikidata describes it as “West Hmongic dialect continuum”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
hmn- Glottocode
chua1256- Family
- Hmong–Mien
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 33 language editions
4.5 mfirst-language speakers
—second-language speakers
4countries
3scripts
1levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Hmong |
|---|---|
| Also called | Mong, Hmong language |
| L1 speakers | 4,500,000 (2015) |
| Written in | Pahawh Hmong, Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong, Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Hmong–Mien to Hmong
The branches above Hmong, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
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where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in China
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