Khơ-mú (tiếng)

Definition

1. Proper Noun:
   • Khmu language: The language spoken by the Khmu people, an ethnic group primarily residing in the mountainous regions of northern Laos, as well as in parts of Vietnam, Thailand, and China. It belongs to the Austroasiatic language family.

Usage Examples

• Proper Noun:
  • Bà tôi biết nói tiếng Khơ-mú. (My grandmother knows how to speak Khmu.)
  • Tiếng Khơ-mú có ngữ điệu rất đặc biệt. (The Khmu language has a very distinctive intonation.)
  • Anh ấy đang nghiên cứu ngữ pháp tiếng Khơ-mú. (He is researching the grammar of the Khmu language.)

Advanced Usage

• "bảo tồn tiếng Khơ-mú": to preserve the Khmu language.
  • Dự án này nhằm bảo tồn tiếng Khơ-mú cho thế hệ trẻ. (This project aims to preserve the Khmu language for the younger generation.)

Variants and Related Words

• Người Khơ-mú (n): Khmu people, Khmu person.

  • Người Khơ-mú có nhiều truyền thống văn hóa đẹp. (The Khmu people have many beautiful cultural traditions.)

• Dân tộc Khơ-mú (n): Khmu ethnic group.

  • Dân tộc Khơ-mú là một trong các dân tộc thiểu số ở Việt Nam. (The Khmu ethnic group is one of the ethnic minorities in Vietnam.)

Synonyms

• Khmu: The English name for the language and people.
• Kmhmu: An alternate Romanized spelling.

Related Cultural Notes

• Linguistic Context: The term "tiếng Khơ-mú" specifically refers to the language. It is distinct from the general term for the ethnic group ("người Khơ-mú").
• Language Family: It is part of the Khmuic branch of the Austroasiatic family, related to languages like Mlabri and Phong.