Hmong-Mien · ISO 639-3 hmn
Hmong Language
Hmong is a Hmong-Mien language spoken by about 7.7 million people in 1 country. It is written in the Latin script.
Where Hmong is spoken
- Official language
- Regional official
- Spoken by 10%+
- 1–10%
- Smaller communities
Countries that speak Hmong
Language family
- Hmong-Mien
- Hmongic
- Nuclear Hmongic-Ho Ne
- Hmong
Writing system
Latin script
Related languages
About the Hmong language
Hmong is spoken by about 7.7 million people. It belongs to the Hmong-Mien language family and, more precisely, to the Nuclear Hmongic-Ho Ne group within the Nuclear Hmongic-Ho Ne branch.
Where is Hmong spoken?
Hmong is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in China (7.7 million).
Hmong is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
Hmong is written in the Latin script.
Its closest relatives in the same branch of the family are Chuanqiandian Cluster Miao, Hmong Daw and Northern Qiandong Miao.
ISO codes: ISO 639-3 hmn.
Frequently asked questions about Hmong
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Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.