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English and Hmong


Countries

Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
33  
2

National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil  
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore  

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

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
South Africa  

Regulated By
-  
-  

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.
  
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  

Similar To
Thai and Lao Languages  
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74  
38
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
5  
2

How Many Consonants
60  
36
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9  
7
7  
6

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  
Hello  

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  
Thank you  

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

Good Night
zoo hmo  
Good Night  

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  
Good Evening  

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su  
Good Afternoon  

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  
Good Morning  

Please
thov  
Please  

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  
Sorry  

Bye
Nyob zoo  
Bye  

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj  
I love you  

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv  
Excuse Me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua  
American English  

Where They Speak
Laos  
United States of America  

How Many People Speak
310,000.00  
99+
225,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw  
Hiberno-English  

Where They Speak
China  
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
99+
4,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Hmong Do  
Welsh English  

Where They Speak
Vietnam  
United Kingdom  

How Many People Speak
31,000,000.00  
19
2,500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
188  
34

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
4.00 million  
99+
1,200.00 million  
1

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
5.43 %  
4

Native Speakers
3.70 million  
99+
400.00 million  
3

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million  
99+
400.00 million  
1

Native Name
Hmong  
English  

Alternative Names
Mong  
English  

French Name
hmong  
anglais  

German Name
Miao-Sprachen  
Englisch  

Pronunciation
[môŋ]  
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/  

Ethnicity
Hmong people  
English people  

History

Origin
19  
5th Century AD  

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English  

Standard Forms
Hmong  
Standard English  

Language Position
24  
22
3  
3

Signed Forms
Hmong Sign Language  
Signed English  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
en  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hmn  
eng  

ISO 639 2/B
hmn  
eng  

ISO 639 3
hmv  
eng  

ISO 639 6
hmn  
engs  

Glottocode
firs1234  
stan1293  

Linguasphere
No data available  
52-ABA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic  

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

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Hmong and English Speaking population

Hmong and English speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and English languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and English Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 %. 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 English on Hmong vs English where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hmong and English Language Codes

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

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