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Hmong and Navajo


Navajo and Hmong


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

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

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
North America  

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

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.
  
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  

Similar To
Thai and Lao Languages  
Apache Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74  
38
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
12  
9

How Many Consonants
60  
36
34  
24

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
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  
Yá'át'ééh  

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  
Ahéhee'  

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?  

Good Night
zoo hmo  
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'  

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní  

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su  
Yá'át'ééh  

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  
Yá'át'ééh abíní  

Please
thov  
T'aa shoodi  

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  
Nízhdził  

Bye
Nyob zoo  
Hágoónee’  

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj  
Ayóó ánííníshí  

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv  
Shoohá  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua  
Navajo1  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Arizona  

How Many People Speak
310,000.00  
99+
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw  
Navajo2  

Where They Speak
China  
New Mexico  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
99+
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Hmong Do  
Navajo3  

Where They Speak
Vietnam  
Utah  

How Many People Speak
31,000,000.00  
19
120,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
3.70 million  
99+
1.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million  
99+
0.17 million  
99+

Native Name
Hmong  
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí  

Alternative Names
Mong  
Navaho  

French Name
hmong  
navaho  

German Name
Miao-Sprachen  
Navajo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[môŋ]  
[ˈnævəhoʊ]  

Ethnicity
Hmong people  
Navajo people  

History

Origin
19  
1500 CE  

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family  
Dené–Yeniseian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Athapascan  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Hmong  
Navajo  

Language Position
24  
22
29  
27

Signed Forms
Hmong Sign Language  
Navajo Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
nv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hmn  
nav  

ISO 639 2/B
hmn  
nav  

ISO 639 3
hmv  
nav  

ISO 639 6
hmn  
nav  

Glottocode
firs1234  
nava1243  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  

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All Hmong and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Hmong and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hmong are spoken in different Hmong Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hmong vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua, Hmong Daw. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Hmong and Navajo Speaking population

Hmong and Navajo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Navajo languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Navajo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Navajo language is 0.05 %. 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 Navajo on Hmong vs Navajo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hmong and Navajo Language Codes

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

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