HMONG, any hmongs on this site? Options

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just wondering, anyone here hmong? I know alot of hmong people drive toyotas, especially camry, corolla, and celica. i know the majority of hmong people are in minnesota, wisconsin, and california. some other main states they reside are north/south carolina, wisconsin, arkansas, missouri, michigan, colorado, rhode island, mass., florida, and washington. so just wondering if there's any hmong people on this website. i thought it would be kool to meet hmongs from all across the USA! and maybe from the world? i know there's also a lot of hmong people in china (where we once called home!) and france! holla

[ImportChick95]

I say it's pronounced "mong".. the H is silent.

This post has been edited by ImportChick95: Sep 23, 2006 - 12:48 AM

[ExSane]

I say it's pronounced "mong".. the H is silent.

No, the H isn't silenced. You are saying it the "lazy" way and usually the people who don't know how to say it right pronounces it that way. The letter o isn't a "awh" sound. It's a "oe" sound like Joe. And yes, you do pronounce the Hm sound which is pronounced exactly like the way it is spelled. If you say Mong as in M-awh-ng, people are gonna say, "Huh? Mongolian?" which isn't right. It's Hmong, Hm-oe-ng.

[ImportChick95]

No, the H isn't silenced. You are saying it the "lazy" way and usually the people who don't know how to say it right pronounces it that way. The letter o isn't a "awh" sound. It's a "oe" sound like Joe. And yes, you do pronounce the Hm sound which is pronounced exactly like the way it is spelled. If you say Mong as in M-awh-ng, people are gonna say, "Huh? Mongolian?" which isn't right. It's Hmong, Hm-oe-ng.

LoL, I see what you're saying. Hm-oe-ng is how Hmong folks say it, which is technically correct. Mong is how everyone else says it 'cause it's easy. Depending on who I'm talking to, I use both.

This post has been edited by ImportChick95: Sep 23, 2006 - 12:14 PM