Hmong
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(hmông) 
n., pl., Hmong, or Hmongs. In both senses also called Miao.
n., pl., Hmong, or Hmongs. In both senses also called Miao.
- A member of a people inhabiting the mountainous regions of southern China and adjacent areas of Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.
- The Miao-Yao language of the Hmong.
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Hmong
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Mountain-dwelling peoples of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand who speak Hmong-Mien languages. There are also migr communities in the U.S., France, and elsewhere. Agriculture is the chief means of subsistence for the Hmong; most grow corn (maize) and rice as subsistence crops and flowers, fruit, and vegetables as cash crops. Many venerate spirits, demons, and ancestral ghosts. Households are typically multigenerational. In China, where they are one of several ethnically distinct minorities within the official minority called Miao, many Hmong follow the Chinese practice of arranged marriage. Worldwide they number approximately 5 million individuals.
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Hmong may refer to:
- Hmong people, an ethnic group originally from China, Laos, Thailand and Southeast Asia
- Hmong language, a cluster of closely related Hmong–Mien languages
- Hmong customs and culture
- Hmong cuisine
- A newer transliteration for Mong used by a small group of Mong in the western countries.
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Mentioned in
World Music Discoveries: Vietnam/Hmong - The Art of Attraction
(2003 Culture & Society Film)
Miao-Yao
(group of languages of uncertain affinity)
Yao
(member of a people)
Laos: Musiques Du Nord, Musiques De L'asie Traditionnelle, Vol. 2
(Album by Various Artists)
The Music of the Hmong People of Laos
(1995 Album by Boua Xou Mua)
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