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Haitian Creole vs Hmong


Hmong vs Haitian Creole


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

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

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

Speaking Continents
Central America, North America  
Asia  

Minority Language
Cuba  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
  • In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".
  
  • 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
French Language  
Thai and Lao Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
74  
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
14  
11

How Many Consonants
20  
10
60  
36

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
9  
7

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bonjou  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  

Thank You
Mèsi  
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  

How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?  
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  

Good Night
Bon nwit  
zoo hmo  

Good Evening
Bonswa  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  

Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi  
zoo tav su  

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  

Please
Souple  
thov  

Sorry
Dezole  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  

Bye
Babay  
Nyob zoo  

I Love You
Mwen renmen w  
Kuv hlub koj  

Excuse Me
Eskize m  
zam txim rau kuv  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole  
Hmong Njua  

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
35
310,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole  
Hmong Daw  

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince  
China  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
34
1,600,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole  
Hmong Do  

Where They Speak
Cayes  
Vietnam  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
29
31,000,000.00  
19

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.60 million  
99+
4.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.15 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
9.60 million  
99+
3.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
4.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen  
Hmong  

Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  
Mong  

French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien  
hmong  

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  
Miao-Sprachen  

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]  
[môŋ]  

Ethnicity
Haitians  
Hmong people  

History

Origin
17th Century  
19  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Hmong–Mien Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole  
Hmong  

Language Position
99  
99+
24  
22

Signed Forms
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)  
Hmong Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ht  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat  
hmn  

ISO 639 2/B
hat  
hmn  

ISO 639 3
hat  
hmv  

ISO 639 6
hat  
hmn  

Glottocode
hait1244  
firs1234  

Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Haitian Creole and Hmong Language History

Comparison of Haitian Creole vs Hmong language history gives us differences between origin of Haitian Creole and Hmong language. History of Haitian Creole language states that this language originated in 17th 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 Haitian Creole and Hmong Language History.

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Haitian Creole 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 Haitian Creole and Hmong greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Haitian Creole and Hmong language. Haitian Creole word for "Hello" is Bonjou or Hmong word for "Thank You" is Ua tsaug (Oua jow). Find more of such common Haitian Creole Greetings and Hmong Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Haitian Creole vs Hmong Difficulty

The Haitian Creole vs Hmong difficulty level basically depends on the number of Haitian Creole 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 Haitian Creole and Hmong are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Haitian Creole and Hmong, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Haitian Creole is 24 weeks while to learn Hmong time required is 44 weeks.

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