After Mong migrated into different regions, we lived among different people. Therefore, our assimilations are different. Mong now speak differently depending on where we are. We also have various dialects. Some are very close and some are very different, and they are equally important of our culture.

Most important is that Mong language(s) is not the "Mab language" (南蛮语，蛮语，三蛮语). According to Miao national history, the ancient Miao of Nanman, Jing Man, Man Po, Western Yi, Manyi [of Chu], and others especially people of San Miao spoke the Man language ("Mab"). What about ancient Han language? Was it part of the Man language？ Yes, present-day local Han language along the Yangtze River and to the east of nearby regions still speak variations of Man language (蛮语). Here is another example of old Han language.

Even though Mong lived among the Nanman Baiyue people for the last several hundred years, Mong language is still very different from the Nanman language. Therefore, it is incorrect to define Mong language (盟语；蒙语) into Miao Nanman language (苗语;南蛮语).

In early civilizations, humans clothed themselves with leaves, animal skins, and other materials. Mong oral histories states that Mong knew how to make hemp clothes very early on. Our clothing styles also testify that our ancestors wore woven fabrics. Ancient artifacts and literatures also support that Mong was a civilized nation with writings and woven clothing earlier than Xia Dynasty. For example, literatures reference Faajtim's ancestral clan as Shaodian (meaning those who invented writing characters). Further more, earliest artifacts of the Mong ancestral Faajtim [during Zhou Dynasty] show that Faajtim was fully clothed. He wore long coat. In another drawing he had on waste belt with a long coat split by the legs. These features are of the Mong men clothing which many still dress up this way during special events.

Both Mong men and women were known to wear "bird shoes" which the tip is curved. They were designed for snow and desert environments. The designs of bird shoes became simplier (normally cloth made) for those who situated into the south where there is no snow or desert. Mong oral history says these are royal shoes, and are now mostly used for rituals.

Mong women wore pleated batik and embroidered woven fabric with various patterned skirts and dresses. Traditionally, our embroidered clothings were red designs. Now, they come in various color designs including plain black and plain white. Mong women clothings were also decorated with coins & beads. This is not just for expressing the beauty but to show the wealth. These types of fashions also exist in Northern Asia and Central Asia and very different from the San Miao's descendants of Nanman Baiyue traditional clothings.

Mong men were known to wear baggy pants during the B.C. periods. This is very different from the San Miao (Nanman & Baiyue) or Han, which their men wore shang-wrapped skirts and dresses. Why did Han men wear skirts and dresses like the San Miao? Because Chu Man (Nanman & Baiyue) and Shu Han became the government during Han Dynasty.

Traditional Mong clothings are very different from traditional Nanman and Baiyue people of Jiangxi-Fuguan, of the Southwest, and different from the Han. The way Nanman Baiyue dressed was very different from the Mong. Nanman region was also known as the naked area during ancient time. After Nanman Baiyue became stronger during Chu kingdom and Han Dynasty, their men were then known to wear skirts and dresses.