ISO 639-3 · iumium
Hmong–Mien family
Iu Mien
Iu Mien is a language of the Mienic branch (Hmong–Mien), spoken in China, Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar and 3 more countries. Wikidata counts about 820,000 speakers.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ium- Glottocode
iumi1238- Family
- Hmong–Mien
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 19 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
7countries
2scripts
2levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Iu Mien |
|---|---|
| Also called | Iu Mien language |
| All speakers | 820,000 |
| Written in | Chinese characters, 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 Iu Mien
The branches above Iu Mien, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in China
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