What country speaks mien

Hmong (Miao) and Mien (Yao) are closely related, but clearly distinct. … The current consensus among Western linguists is that they constitute a family of their own, the lexical and typological similarities among Hmong–Mien and Chinese being attributed to contact-induced convergence.

Mien, also spelled Mian, also called Iu Mien, (in China) Yao, (in Vietnam) Dao, Zao, or Man, peoples of southern China and Southeast Asia. In the early 21st century they numbered some 2,700,000 in China, more than 350,000 in Vietnam, some 40,000 in Thailand, and approximately 20,000 in Laos.

The Mien ethnic group is one of several ethnicities that are called “Yao” by the Han Chinese and others. It is an ethnic that has a long history and deep root in China, but is now found in many countries in Asia , Europe and America.

The Iu Mien people are Southeast Asian subset of the Yao people, a minority group originally from China. … From China, the Iu Mien migrated to Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.

The Mien people believe strongly in the spirit world. Their “Ani-Taoist” (combination of Animism and Taoism) religion, worshipping their “zu zong mienv” or their ancestors’ spirits and combining this with the Taoist belief play an important role in the religious life of each Mien family.

In Yao people’s ancient legends, King Pan was a dragon-dog named Panhu. As legend goes, in ancient times, King Ping and King Gao of the Yaoshan Mountain commenced hostilities against one another. King Ping offered an alluring reward to the courageous hero who could behead King Gao.