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Filipino vs Hmong


Hmong vs Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Philippines  
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  

Second Language
Philippines  
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
  • Hmong language came from western part of China.
  

Similar To
Tagalog Language  
Thai and Lao Languages  

Derived From
Spanish Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Hmong-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
28  
10
74  
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
14  
11

How Many Consonants
23  
13
60  
36

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
9  
7

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  

Thank You
Salamat  
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  

How Are You?
Kumusta  
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  

Good Night
magandang gabi  
zoo hmo  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon  
zoo tav su  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  

Please
Mangyaring  
thov  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  

Bye
Paalam  
Nyob zoo  

I Love You
Mahal kita  
Kuv hlub koj  

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako  
zam txim rau kuv  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol  
Hmong Njua  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
100,000,000.00  
7
310,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon  
Hmong Daw  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
China  

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00  
39
1,600,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Waray  
Hmong Do  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Vietnam  

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00  
99+
31,000,000.00  
19

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million  
17
4.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.74 %  
11
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
45.00 million  
23
3.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
4.00 million  
99+

Native Name
filipino  
Hmong  

Alternative Names
Pilipino  
Mong  

French Name
filipino; pilipino  
hmong  

German Name
Pilipino  
Miao-Sprachen  

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  
[môŋ]  

Ethnicity
Filipino people  
Hmong people  

History

Origin
16th Century  
19  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Hmong–Mien Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Hmong  

Language Position
34  
32
24  
22

Signed Forms
Filipino Sign Language  
Hmong Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil  
hmn  

ISO 639 2/B
fil  
hmn  

ISO 639 3
fil  
hmv  

ISO 639 6
fil  
hmn  

Glottocode
fili1244  
firs1234  

Linguasphere
No Data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Filipino and Hmong Language History

Comparison of Filipino vs Hmong language history gives us differences between origin of Filipino and Hmong language. History of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century whereas history of Hmong language states that this language originated in 19. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Filipino and Hmong Language History.

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Filipino and Hmong Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Filipino and Hmong greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and Hmong language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or Hmong word for "Thank You" is Ua tsaug (Oua jow). Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and Hmong Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Filipino vs Hmong Difficulty

The Filipino vs Hmong difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino Alphabets and Hmong Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Filipino and Hmong are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and Hmong, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn Hmong time required is 44 weeks.

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