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Hmong and Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole and Hmong


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

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

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Central America, North America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Cuba  

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

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.
  
  • 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".
  

Similar To
Thai and Lao Languages  
French Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74  
38
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
7  
4

How Many Consonants
60  
36
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9  
7
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  
Bonjou  

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  
Mèsi  

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

Good Night
zoo hmo  
Bon nwit  

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  
Bonswa  

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su  
Bon apre-midi  

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  
Bon apre-midi  

Please
thov  
Souple  

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  
Dezole  

Bye
Nyob zoo  
Babay  

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv  
Eskize m  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua  
Northern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Cap-Haitien  

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

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw  
Central Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
China  
Port-au-Prince  

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

Dialect 3
Hmong Do  
Southern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Vietnam  
Cayes  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
3.70 million  
99+
9.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
Hmong  
Kreyòl ayisyen  

Alternative Names
Mong  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  

French Name
hmong  
haïtien; créole haïtien  

German Name
Miao-Sprachen  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  

Pronunciation
[môŋ]  
[kɣejɔl]  

Ethnicity
Hmong people  
Haitians  

History

Origin
19  
17th Century  

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Hmong  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
24  
22
99  
99+

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

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hmn  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
hmn  
hat  

ISO 639 3
hmv  
hat  

ISO 639 6
hmn  
hat  

Glottocode
firs1234  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Hmong and Haitian Creole Speaking population

Hmong and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 %. 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 Haitian Creole on Hmong vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hmong and Haitian Creole Language Codes

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

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