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Hmong and Akan


Akan and Hmong


Countries

Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  
Ghana, Ivory coast  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
2  
13

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

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Benin, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
Akan Orthography Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
  • Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
  

Similar To
Thai and Lao Languages  
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74  
38
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
10  
7

How Many Consonants
60  
36
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9  
7
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  
ete-sen  

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  
meda ase  

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  
wo ho te sɛn?  

Good Night
zoo hmo  
maadwo  

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  
maadwo  

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su  
maaha  

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  
maakye  

Please
thov  
wae  

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  
Kafra  

Bye
Nyob zoo  
bye  

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj  
Me doכ wo  

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv  
mepa wo kyɛw  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua  
Asante  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
310,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
39

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw  
Akuapem  

Where They Speak
China  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Hmong Do  
Fante  

Where They Speak
Vietnam  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
31,000,000.00  
19
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
3.70 million  
99+
11.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million  
99+
21.00 million  
29

Native Name
Hmong  
Akan  

Alternative Names
Mong  
Twi, Fante  

French Name
hmong  
akan  

German Name
Miao-Sprachen  
Akan-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[môŋ]  
[ˈaːkã]  

Ethnicity
Hmong people  
Akan people  

History

Origin
19  
15  

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Hmong  
Akan  

Language Position
24  
22
104  
99+

Signed Forms
Hmong Sign Language  
Akan Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ak  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hmn  
aka  

ISO 639 2/B
hmn  
aka  

ISO 639 3
hmv  
aka  

ISO 639 6
hmn  
aka  

Glottocode
firs1234  
akan1251  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Hmong and Akan 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 Hmong and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Hmong and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hmong are spoken in different Hmong Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hmong vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua, Hmong Daw. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Hmong and Akan Speaking population

Hmong and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 %. 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 Hmong and Akan on Hmong vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hmong and Akan Language Codes

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

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