Hmong Daw Bible (MWWHDV)

Overview

The Hmong Daw Bible presents the White Hmong Holy Bible Standard Version, with text copyrighted 2004 by the Thailand Bible Society. Hmong Daw, also called White Hmong, is a Hmong-Mien language with speakers in southwestern China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and the United States. The Romanized Popular Alphabet used for this edition was developed in Laos between 1951 and 1953 by Yves Bertrais, G. Linwood Barney, and William A. Smalley, and remains the dominant orthography for Hmong Daw worldwide.

Language and People

Hmong Daw (ISO 639-3: mww) is spoken by approximately 1,700,400 people in Southwestern China. [Glottolog: hmon1333]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by UBS, Asia Pacific Regional Service Centre, Hong Kong.

References