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Hmong and Korean


Korean and Hmong


Countries

Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
5  
10

National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  
North Korea, South Korea  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
The National Institute of the Korean Language  

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.
  
  • Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
  • Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  

Similar To
Thai and Lao Languages  
Chinese and Japanese languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74  
38
40  
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
21  
18

How Many Consonants
60  
36
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Hangul  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9  
7
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  

Good Night
zoo hmo  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)  

Please
thov  
하십시오 (hasibsio)  

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  

Bye
Nyob zoo  
안녕 (annyeong)  

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj  
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua  
Jeju  

Where They Speak
Laos  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
310,000.00  
99+
10,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw  
Gyeongsang  

Where They Speak
China  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Hmong Do  
Hamgyŏng  

Where They Speak
Vietnam  
China, North Korea  

How Many People Speak
31,000,000.00  
19
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
4.00 million  
99+
77.00 million  
22

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
3.70 million  
99+
77.00 million  
12

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million  
99+
77.00 million  
13

Native Name
Hmong  
한국어 (조선말)  

Alternative Names
Mong  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  

French Name
hmong  
coréen  

German Name
Miao-Sprachen  
Koreanisch  

Pronunciation
[môŋ]  
[hangukmal]  

Ethnicity
Hmong people  
Koreans  

History

Origin
19  
Before 1st century  

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family  
Koreanic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  

Standard Forms
Hmong  
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard  

Language Position
24  
22
12  
11

Signed Forms
Hmong Sign Language  
Korean Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ko  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hmn  
kor  

ISO 639 2/B
hmn  
kor  

ISO 639 3
hmv  
Kor  

ISO 639 6
hmn  
kor  

Glottocode
firs1234  
kore1280  

Linguasphere
No data available  
45-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Hmong and Korean Speaking population

Hmong and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 %. 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 Korean on Hmong vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hmong and Korean Language Codes

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

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