| Population |
100,000 in Laos (Hattaway 2000). Population total all countries: 310,000. |
| Region |
North. Also in Australia, Canada, China, France, French Guiana, Myanmar, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam. |
| Language map |
Laos, reference number 14
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| Alternate names |
Blue Hmong, Blue Meo, Ching Miao, Green Hmong, Green Meo, Hmong Lens, Hmong Nzhua, Hmoob Leeg, Lu Miao, Meo Dam, Meo Lai, Mong Ntsua, Qing Miao, Tak Miao |
| Classification |
Hmong-Mien, Hmongic, Chuanqiandian
A member of macrolanguage Hmong [hmn] (China). |
| Writing system |
Lao script. Latin script, primary script. Pahawh Hmong script. Miao (Pollard) script, used in China. Thai script, used in Thailand. |
| Language name |
Hmong Njua |
| Population |
40,000 in China (Hattaway 2000). |
| Region |
Southeast Yunnan, Maguan, and Malipo counties. |
| Language map |
Southwestern China
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| Alternate names |
Mong Ntsua, Hmong Nzhua, Blue Hmong, Blue Meo, Tak Miao, Green Hmong, Green Meo, Qing Miao, Ching Miao, Lu Miao; Meo Dam, Meo Lai, Hmong Lens, Hmoob Leeg |
| Language use |
Vigorous. Home, community, market. Also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn]. |
| Language development |
Taught in primary schools. |
| Comments |
Consider themselves part of Miao nationality in China, but unique in culture and language from other Miao groups. |
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| Language name |
Hmong Njua |
| Population |
60,000 in Thailand (Hattaway 2000). |
| Region |
Chiangrai, Chiangmai, Maehongson, Tak, Phayao, Phrae, Nan, Phrae, Loei, Sukhothai, Kamphaengphet, Uthai, Petchabun provinces. |
| Language map |
Northern Thailand, reference number 10
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| Alternate names |
Mong Ntsua, Hmong Nzhua, Blue Hmong, Blue Meo, Tak Miao, Green Hmong, Green Meo, Qing Miao, Ching Miao, Lu Miao; Meo Dam, Meo Lai, Hmong Lens, Hmoob Leeg |
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