***Who are the Hmong people?*** According to linguistic and - TopicsExpress



          

***Who are the Hmong people?*** According to linguistic and genetic evidence, the Hmong have lived in southern China for at least 2,000 years. References to the Miao, the larger ethnic group to which they belong, can be found in Chinese literature dating from the first century CE. Miao is considered derogatory by many non-Chinese Hmong, though it is still in common use in China, as the syllable for the name does not exist in standard Chinese. Controversy also exists over the use of Hmong itself, as one of the largest subgroups does not use voiceless nasals (the hm sound) and is therefore more properly called Mong. Some believe that the use of name as a blanket term marginalizes the Mong, while others feel that the distinction is unnecessarily divisive. Source: wisegeek/who-are-the-hmong-people.htm
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:03:08 +0000

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