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Hmong and Cebuano


Cebuano and Hmong


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

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

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

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.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Thai and Lao Languages  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
-  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74  
38
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
5  
2

How Many Consonants
60  
36
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9  
7
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  
Hoy  

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  
Salamat  

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

Good Night
zoo hmo  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
thov  
Palihug  

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
Nyob zoo  
Babay  

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Bohol  

How Many People Speak
310,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
China  
southern Leyte  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Hmong Do  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
Vietnam  
northern part of Leyte  

How Many People Speak
31,000,000.00  
19
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.32 %  
40

Native Speakers
3.70 million  
99+
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million  
99+
14.50 million  
35

Native Name
Hmong  
Visayan  

Alternative Names
Mong  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
hmong  
cebuano  

German Name
Miao-Sprachen  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
[môŋ]  
[sɛbuˈɑno]  

Ethnicity
Hmong people  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
19  
16th century  

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Hmong  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
24  
22
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Hmong Sign Language  
Cebuano Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hmn  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
hmn  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
hmv  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
hmn  
ceb  

Glottocode
firs1234  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Hmong and Cebuano Speaking population

Hmong and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Hmong vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hmong and Cebuano Language Codes

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

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