Hmong–Mien
Let an agent explain the Hmong-Mien languages, relay branches, geography, features, scripts and history from linguistic sources with figures and classifications attributed, describe the named varieties and flag the unverified alias, and distinguish Hmong-Mien from Tai-Kadai, Sino-Tibetan, Austroasiatic and the Miao and Yao ethnic classifications in China.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the Hmong-Mien languages, relay branches, geography, features, scripts and history from linguistic sources with figures and classifications attributed, describe the named varieties and flag the unverified alias, and distinguish Hmong-Mien from Tai-Kadai, Sino-Tibetan, Austroasiatic and the Miao and Yao ethnic classifications in China.
A language family of southern China and mainland Southeast Asia, spoken by the Hmong, Mien and related peoples in Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Guangxi, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and diaspora communities, divided into the Hmongic or Miao branch and the Mienic or Yao branch, with varieties the registry aliases name such as Hmong, Kim Mun, a Mienic language, and Zaominic, a Mienic subgroup, while Luoxiang could not be verified; Hmong-Mien languages are tonal, some with seven or more tones, and scripts include the Romanized Popular Alphabet developed in the 1950s and the Pahawh Hmong script created by Shong Lue Yang. Many Hmong people resettled in the United States and elsewhere after the war in Laos, and speaker figures and classification details are attributed.
What it is for: Communication among Hmong, Mien and related peoples.
It can be explain branches and geography; relay features and scripts; describe named varieties; flag unverified aliases.
Distinguishing features
Rich tonal systems
Two main branches
Southern China homeland
Large diaspora
What it looks like
Not a physical object; spoken and written in Latin-based and indigenous scripts.
Physical character
Romanized Popular Alphabet: 1953 year - developed by missionaries and linguists
Pahawh Hmong: 1959 year - Shong Lue Yang
branches: Hmongic and Mienic list
How it is recognised
Language family of Hmong and Mien peoples
Hmong, Mienic, Hmongic, Kim Mun, Zaominic, Luoxiang
Tai-Kadai includes Thai; Sino-Tibetan includes Chinese; Austroasiatic includes Vietnamese; Miao and Yao are official ethnic categories
Related models
is a kind of - related
includes -
includes -
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
Hmongic languages
Mienic languages
Hmong varieties
Mien and Kim Mun
Standards and regulation
ISO 639 codes
Chinese ethnic classification system
Failure modes and hazards
Conflating language and official ethnic categories
Unverified aliases
Stale speaker figures
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What Hmong-Mien is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is the Hmong-Mien language family, and how does it differ from Tai-Kadai, Sino-Tibetan, Austroasiatic and Chinese ethnic categories? definition
- Is the question about a specific language, script or community? boundary
Varieties
Named varieties.
Varieties
Varieties.
- What are Hmong, Hmongic, Mienic, Kim Mun and Zaominic, and what might Luoxiang refer to? definition
- Which entry fits the specific variety? action
Linguistics Features.
Science.
Tones
Tone systems.
Tones
Tones.
- How do Hmong-Mien languages use many tones? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Classification
Classification.
Classification
Classification.
- How are Hmongic and Mienic subgroups classified, with debates attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Writing Scripts.
Sources.
RPA
Romanized Popular Alphabet.
RPA
RPA.
- How does the Romanized Popular Alphabet mark tones with final letters? provenance
- Which entry fits Romanized Popular Alphabet? action
Pahawh Hmong
Pahawh Hmong.
Pahawh Hmong
Pahawh Hmong.
- How was the Pahawh Hmong script created and used? provenance
- Is the information accurate? boundary
Context History and diaspora.
Attribution.
Laos
War and resettlement.
Laos
Laos.
- How did the war in Laos lead to Hmong resettlement abroad, as historians describe? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Diaspora
Language maintenance.
Diaspora
Diaspora.
- How do diaspora communities maintain Hmong languages? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- The registry alias Luoxiang could not be verified and should be reviewed
- Should Kim Mun and Zaominic be separate entries?
- How should Glottolog classifications be linked?