Red Dao baby, family and friends from Ta phin

[monkeymannequin]

Hi, thanks for the information on the Mien, I am a little confused as the people of Ta Phin I have visited 3 times since2005 and they call them selfs Red Dsao. and the family that I stay with high above Ta Phin Lay Ta May, Cat Phin and San May and there grand mother told my they are Red Dsao. Is it because the Vietnamese have told them this? Thank you for the information I need to know more as I will have to change Titles of Paintings I have painted. Troy Carney (monkeymannequin)

[Jeaniedangc]

I have gone to one of their villages. They are Mien/Iu-Mien. To call the Mien people "YAO" is considered derogatory. I always correct that. Pass the word around. Let the whole world know we are "MIEN."

[lastime77]

lol. i take back what i said. i have no clue what they said....just trying to make sense of what they said. lol...i was being a little too hopeful.

[theIuMien]

The mother is telling the son to let go the thumb in the language mien also known as yao. I recognized it! Interesting!!

[lastime77]

ganv bun jaanx mietc. bun jaanx hnangv nor, nor. guv aac, bun ninh! guv bun jaanx mietc. ganv bun jianx mietc. neh. nor. guv aac, bun ninh aav.

i think the other lady is talking about either the man recording the video or someone else she met...

"daaih dauh janx, ninh oix longc..."

before this, i think the lady sitting down say, "mangc wuov huav" look over there (referring to the man behind the camera)

[lastime77]

~ give it to him. apparently, she shows the kid how to give the object to the man (by context of conversation). kid (sweet calling in mien), give it to him. (conversation: polite form) "neh" ~ sorry, i have no idea how to write that. it's an expression to describe an action of giving.

~she says some other stuff too...but can't really catch it.

[susaetern]

That's precious.

[MeyKhuangPien]

Hehe, I can hear one of the woman telling the baby boy to "Don't suck your thumb."