Hmong people head count on MFK

[SumoNinja]

thanks for the breakdown. what are your thoughts when he says the green and white? I interpret green as being organic/the root. and white as literal. Am I correct, or is there more to it. not refering to beex. I don't need an explanation for his crazy tail... but the video. he spoke about green and white. is that an outsider thing or is it commonly reffered to as such?

He was right about the two.
I don't know why they are named green and white. But they are not literal adjectives. They have nothing to do with colors or plants. They are just the names of the two types. I don't even wanna say they are different types, because Hmong is Hmong. Its not like its a different ethnicity but the difference between the two is some of the spelling and pronunciations are slightly different.

For example, you can talk to an Irish person and be able to understand eachother but the only difference is the accent. Well white and green Hmong is like that. It's the same language, just slightly different accents. There's other slight differences in the sub cultures too

 

[beex215]

my thread has turn to this all of a sudden. i expect more from the community, ive been here since the dinosaurs were kids and dont appreciate the derail.

 

[aquaponicpaw]

So would this:

...Nyob zoo, hmoob thaib teb...

be considered Green or White?My interpretation of the Green and White is: Green: The language and alphabet as used in the Ancient sense. White: for the modern world. as language and society ages, language changes. "There are improvements, corrections, and shortcuts that are introduced.

I just started checking out this Dudes other vids.... I don't understand what he is saying or what is written in the comments. But the fact thast every response He recieved is in Vietnamese speaks volumes, however I did use google translate. and this is what was posted
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I see that Hmong culture Is present in several countries. but every response thus far were from Hmong in America. Culturallyare there any differences that You notice?

 

[SumoNinja]

Yea I saw a couple of his other videos too but only the ones about speaking Hmong. Didn't check out his videos about speaking Vietnamese or Chinese.

I'd like to correct myself on a previous statement I made about him being wrong on making the h sound when he pronounces the word Hmong. In white Hmong you do make the h sound. In green Hmong the h is silent.

And phaj hauj (pronounced almost like pa-how)is the older original alphabet system of the Hmong language that was used before the English alphabet was incorporated.

"Nyob zoo hmoob thaib teb" is pronounced the same in green and white with the exception of the word "hmoob" in green the "h" is silent and in white they actually make the "h" sound. But like I said before, only some words are spelled and pronounced different, not all. For example the word "nam" means mom. It's pronounced like nah. Well mom in white Hmong is spelled "niam" and is pronounced kind of like nee-ah

As far as whether white came first or green did is beyond me. I don't know the history. But one thing for sure is that one is not an improvement or an evolution of the other. My speculation has just always been that way back then maybe different groups lived in different regions and developed different accents and minor differences in culture. Believe it or not, their are some prejudice between the two. But I see it kind of like the culture in southern California is different from the culture in new york among white people for example.

And about whether or not Hmong culture differs from here in the US verses the ones in other countries? Oh yea, definitely. They can differ from country to country actually. Like Hmong from Laos will differ from Hmong in china. I would not be able to even communicate with a Hmong in china. My brother went on vacation this year to china. He ran into a market place like an outdoor swap meet, and here was a Hmong booth selling clothing and they couldn't understand each other. They were able to say something along the lines of, you Hmong? Yes, Hmong america? Oh OK. And other than that they could not communicate

And about only Hmong in america responding to the YouTube video, well because the ones in Asia most likely don't have internet.

 

[Fat Homer]

Okay, didn't watch the video, but where did this language originate from? Since after reading that Sumo said his brother went to China and there was a store that spoke this dialect has me curious?

Also, whats the deal with every one learning / knowing this language? is this a new fad or something?

 

[petspoiler]

Okay, didn't watch the video, but where did this language originate from? Since after reading that Sumo said his brother went to China and there was a store that spoke this dialect has me curious?

Also, whats the deal with every one learning / knowing this language? is this a new fad or something?

stems from the Clint Eastwood movie, Gran Torino. featuring his interaction with Hmong neighbors and culture.

 

[ILikeBichirs]

Idk if im late but.....I'm hmong from Fresno

 

[Fat Homer]

stems from the Clint Eastwood movie, Gran Torino. featuring his interaction with Hmong neighbors and culture.

Thanks for clearing that up...

 

[tydus]

Hmong here as well


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[MaddMaxx]

And about only Hmong in america responding to the YouTube video, well because the ones in Asia most likely don't have internet.

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