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Portuguese and Hmong


Countries

Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
10  
6

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

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

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

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  

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.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

Similar To
Thai and Lao Languages  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74  
38
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
9  
6

How Many Consonants
60  
36
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9  
7
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  
Olá  

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  
obrigado  

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  
Como você está?  

Good Night
zoo hmo  
boa noite  

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  
bom Dia  

Please
thov  
Por Favor  

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  
pesaroso  

Bye
Nyob zoo  
tchau  

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
310,000.00  
99+
204,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
China  
Portugal  

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

Dialect 3
Hmong Do  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
Vietnam  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
31,000,000.00  
19
4,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
4.00 million  
99+
231.00 million  
7

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
3.70 million  
99+
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
Hmong  
Português  

Alternative Names
Mong  
Português  

French Name
hmong  
portugais  

German Name
Miao-Sprachen  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
[môŋ]  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Hmong people  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
19  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Hmong  
Portuguese  

Language Position
24  
22
6  
6

Signed Forms
Hmong Sign Language  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hmn  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
hmn  
por  

ISO 639 3
hmv  
por  

ISO 639 6
hmn  
por  

Glottocode
firs1234  
port1283  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Hmong and Portuguese Speaking population

Hmong and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Hmong vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hmong and Portuguese Language Codes

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

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