Hi i just want to kno is anybdy here Khmu or kno some khmu ppl around

I don't think so. I never met a Khmu person before in my life.

I remember back when I was younger there would be this Khmu man that would occasionally come to our house. Other than that I haven't met any other Khmu people as of yet.

Oh BTW, we share the same name dude! LoL.

i just wanted to know... because i think im the only khmu dude on this site hahaha
srry for the late response i been in Santa Cruz lately
but yea u got the same name asiatic??
u khmer??

It's cool. haha
My name is the same as yours, "Souriya" hahah
No I am not Khmer, my parents are from Laos. I was born here in the USA.

Bro, can you still speak Khmu language?

I don't think souriya is Khmu.

haha.
(Is it because he mentioned "Khmer"?)

i am khmu
my bad i been busy with college but yea
u wanna kno some khmu??
like what word?
ill tell u how to say hello
we say "sabi lu"
but laotion say "sabi di"

ohh and i just ask that questiion
(are u khmer?)
because i kno like 5 khmer with my name hahaha wierd huh
they always ask me if i was khmer but i say naw bro im khmu hahaha

i'm probably an idiot for asking, but whats khmu ? lol.

Khmu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmu_people

http://www.joshuaproject.net/profiles/photos/p114799.jpg

I don't think a lot of Lao here will know what Khamu is because most are Southern Lao, but I am North so I know and met lots of Khamu before. I think Khamu and Lao people is like a "blur" line between us because unlike Hmong or Mien, Khamu and Lao been around together longest. I can usually tell if someone is Khamu though, by the way they speak Lao to me.

Unfortunately, I never hear Khamu speak their own language. I think majority only speak Lao now. When I go to temples on New Years and sometimes see Khamu families, most of them (especially kids) just say they are Lao and not Khamu. I think that can be very confusing though because everyone should not forget their heritage.

Our brothers. The original inhabitants of northern laos and the second largest ethnic group of Laos(ethnic Lao are the largest).

They are some pretty chill folks and rep Laos hard.

Actually there is a blur line between MIEN and HMONG.
We've been living together for century from CHINA, VIETNAM, LAOS, THAILAND and now the United States.

But there is different between MIEN and HMONG.

Mien - originally from Guangxi (home to 15million Zhuang). This explains why the Mien (Yao) in China wear clothing similar to Zhuang and sometimes Miao. - Mien and Zhuang have been exempt from paying taxes to the Chinese Emperor. The Mien worship PAN GU - a deity that found among the MIEn and HMONg. The Hmong from the EAST - HUNAN PROVINCE worship PAN GU.

Hmong - originally from the Yellow River. Fled South and mixed with the Southern Tribes. Influenced the Dong and Bouyei in Guizhou. Guizhou i 90% of Guizhou are Miao. Dong and Bouyei are Tai People. They live perfectly fine with the Miao in Guizhou Province.

The HMONG and DZAO(Mien) in Vietnam live peacefully among one another. Many Mien elders today speak HMONG.

How similar/different are Hmong and Mien languages? Can you understand something when someone speaks Mien?

Actually, I was not answering your question at all. THIS IS REFERENCE TO SIGNIFICANCE OF KHAMU & LAO of Southeast Asia, not our pinongs now part of China! This is to help original poster, not you ethnic craze Hmong guy like you. I guess your lonely for not being included. You already have your own Chat, but not Mien, Khamu, or other ethnics in Laos, so bringing up factual Hmong history, etc....is not really necessary in here.

I think a lot of ethnic Lao is more interested in other ethnics (besides just Hmong), especially since they need to have a voice and share us some knowledge of there people too. If I want to know more or talk with Hmong more, I go to your Chat.

From what i heard, would be like Moon and Sun.

I assume you're referring to the name 'Souriya', correct?

If so, the translation of the name is 'Sun'.

hmm.. I wonder if 'Souriya' is another one of those loan words from the Indians since now I know Khmers also use this name. xD

I was referring to Hmong and Mien languages as to the moon and the sun.

Oh my fault xD. Irony hahaha.

On that note, I have heard both of these languages and once you hear it several times you can definitely tell them apart. But speaking on appearance, sometimes to the untrained eye you can easily mistake either ethnicity as being the other.

To tell you the true before i didn't even know what are Khmu and Mien.

How do you say good luck.

Willfree where are u frm?
i want to kno more
but yea souriya was also the name of one of the laos king during the three kingdom dynasty but it was spelled suriya(i think) hahaha
but i think khmu ppl are more related to khmer becuz some of the pronouciation of thier words are the same but they have different meaning
if anybdy got more info on khmu ppl plz tell me i want to learn
and thank you for helping me learn too

good luck? i think we dont got a word for that ill ask my parents then ill tell u

I've heard Khmu on youtube, but I don't hear it as Khmer. It sounds more like Lao to me.



Yes, its from Indian. In Sanskrit, its Suriya. In old Khmer, its Surya. In Thai, its Suriya. In modern Khmer, its Sorya.

Me never know khmu too,

make me curious how they speak,
I find beautiful khmu MV in youtube.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=096E-NIz7gU.

singing is in khmu, karaoke with lao script.

i can 't understand none of those words,


sound nice, it's a beautiful language, and lot of "r" sound like khmer,


let's check this out,


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=096E-NIz7gU.
khmu

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xA4uqqvJU_Y&...feature=related
kkmer

lao
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8EOXjEM_voc&...feature=related

one of a kind.

This song is a new version of a very old Lao song.

lao
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8EOXjEM_voc&...feature=related

It has a very nice beat to it.
..

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=096E-NIz7gU
yea the song is saying
"where would i find a girl like you"
"your one of a kind"
etc etc haha
im glad u like the song trytest =)

For some reason I don't think its all that similar to Khmer. They use a lot of sounds that Khmers wouldn't normally use.

i like this guy.

the singing and all,
he got great charisma.



...and she so pretty.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=096E-NIz7gU