Hmong and Somali
Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen
Regulated By
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National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Thai and Lao Languages
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
Hello
Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
zoo hmo
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
zoo tav su
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
Subax wanaagsan
Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
sorry
I Love You
Kuv hlub koj
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Hmong Njua
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Laos
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Hmong Daw
Benaadir
Where They Speak
China
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Hmong Do
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Standard Somali
Native Name
Hmong
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Mong
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
German Name
Miao-Sprachen
Somali
Pronunciation
[môŋ]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Hmong people
Somalis
Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Hmong
Somali
Signed Forms
Hmong Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
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Glottocode
firs1234
soma1255
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Hmong and Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Hmong and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hmong are spoken in different Hmong Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hmong vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua, Hmong Daw. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hmong and Somali Speaking population
Hmong and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 %. 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 Somali on Hmong vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hmong and Somali Language Codes
Hmong and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hmong and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.