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Hmong Njua

A language of Laos

ISO 639-3: hnj

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
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.

Also spoken in:

China

Language name	Hmong Njua
Population	40,000 in China (Hattaway 2000).
Region	Southeast Yunnan, Maguan, and Malipo counties.
Language map	Southwestern China
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.

Myanmar

Language name	Hmong Njua
Population	10,000 in Myanmar (Hattaway 2000).
Region	Northeast adjacent to Thailand.
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

Thailand

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
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

Viet Nam

Language name	Hmong Njua
Language maps	Northern Viet Nam, reference number 32 Northern Viet Nam, reference number 32 Northwestern Viet Nam, reference number 32

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CASTRO, Andy; GU Chaowen, authors. 2010. "Phonological innovation among Hmong dialects of Wenshan."  

RATLIFF, Martha, author. 1997. "Hmong-Mien demonstratives and pattern persistence."