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Hmong

Pronunciation: /h(ə)ˈmɒŋ/

The English word “Hmong” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A people who live predominantly in the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, and (in diaspora) around the world.

proper noun

  1. 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.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to the Hmong, their culture, or their lect.

Etymology

From White Hmong Hmoob.

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