Hmong

Dictionary: Hmong (hmông) pronunciation

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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Mountain-dwelling peoples of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand who speak Hmong-Mien languages. There are also émigré 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 in China and Southeast Asia
Hmong language, a cluster of closely related Hmong-Mien languages
Hmong customs and culture
Hmong cuisine

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