Does anybody know what language this is?

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I don't need a translation, I read the English part before.

Everybody agrees it's Hmong.

Apparently, some letters in the most widespread Hmong romanization scheme do double duty as tone markers. An interesting choice. Better than numbers, and easier for English speakers to type than accent markers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanized_Popular_Alphabet

Coincidentally, I just read a book with a Hmong-American protagonist yesterday, Pahua and the Soul Stealer. ( Read more... )