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Hmong and Meithei


Meithei and Hmong


Countries

Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

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   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74   
38
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
6   
3

How Many Consonants
60   
36
15   
5

Scripts
Latin   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9   
7
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
zoo hmo   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su   
Not Available   

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
thov   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   
Saobiganu   

Bye
Not Available   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
310,000.00   
37
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
China   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00   
21
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Hmong Do   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Vietnam   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
3.70 million   
99+
1.50 million   
99+

Native Name
Hmong   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Mong   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
hmong   
Meithei   

German Name
Miao-Sprachen   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hmong people   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
19   
1700   

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Hmong   
Standard Meithei   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
mni   

ISO 639 3
hmv   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
firs1234   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
No data available   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Hmong and Meithei Speaking population

Hmong and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available. 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 Meithei on Hmong vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hmong and Meithei Language Codes

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

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