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Hmong and French


Countries

Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
32  
3
5  
10

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

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  
Asia  

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  
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Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • 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
Italian Language  
Thai and Lao Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
74  
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
14  
11

How Many Consonants
20  
10
60  
36

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
9  
7

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
bonjour  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  

Thank You
Merci  
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?  
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  

Good Night
bonne Nuit  
zoo hmo  

Good Evening
bonsoir  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi  
zoo tav su  

Good Morning
Bonjour  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  

Please
S'il vous plaît  
thov  

Sorry
désolé  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  

Bye
au revoir  
Nyob zoo  

I Love You
Je t'aime  
Kuv hlub koj  

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi  
zam txim rau kuv  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French  
Hmong Njua  

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00  
99+
310,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
African French  
Hmong Daw  

Where They Speak
Africa  
China  

How Many People Speak
274,000,000.00  
1
1,600,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Swiss French  
Hmong Do  

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland  
Vietnam  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
31,000,000.00  
19

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
4.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.12 %  
18
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
76.00 million  
13
3.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million  
11
4.00 million  
99+

Native Name
français  
Hmong  

Alternative Names
Français  
Mong  

French Name
français  
hmong  

German Name
Französisch  
Miao-Sprachen  

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  
[môŋ]  

Ethnicity
French people  
Hmong people  

History

Origin
9th Century  
19  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Hmong–Mien Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard French  
Hmong  

Language Position
13  
12
24  
22

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  
Hmong Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
fr  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra  
hmn  

ISO 639 2/B
fre  
hmn  

ISO 639 3
fra  
hmv  

ISO 639 6
fras  
hmn  

Glottocode
stan1290  
firs1234  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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All French and Hmong Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all French and Hmong dialects. Various dialects of French and Hmong language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of French are spoken in different French Speaking Countries whereas Hmong Dialects are spoken in different Hmong speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking French vs Hmong Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the French dialects include: Quebec French, African French. Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua , Hmong Daw. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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French and Hmong Speaking population

French and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of French and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak French and Hmong on French vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

French and Hmong Language Codes

French and Hmong language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. French and Hmong Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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