Ancient Hmong Writing System (Part 2 of 7)

I am not the speaker, the narrator is an elder I work with to help preserve the Hmong culture and history. The elder also helps explain the history of the ancient Hmong written language in parts 4 and onward. It is the wish of all elder Hmong that we teach anyone and everyone who wishes to learn about the Hmong, their culture, and history. This video is meant to help Hmong speaking individuals understand the ancient Hmong writing system and its history. The consonants, vowels, tone indicators, and numerals will be discussed over the course of these 7 video clips. I will help make an informative documentary for our English speaking viewers at a later date. The first two consonants on Part 1 of 7 are the Hmong RPA equivalents of "Hm" and "M". It has been said many times that the Hmong have never had a written language until recently; however, this is not true. This writing system is believed to be ancient because oral history records it has been in use ever since if not before the Peb Hmoob Kingdom (San Miao 2200 BC). It is true the Hmong have a rich history of oral culture but there's a good reason why. After the fall of the Hmong kingdom, the Hmong had no choice but to flee their homeland to avoid being sinicized or persecuted. Naturally, higher ground gives one a military advantage, so their ancestors from long ago migrated into the mountains of China to keep their freedom although they would lose their chance at rebuilding their former strength, their former kingdom ...

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