Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
-
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Thai and Lao Languages
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
-
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
Hmong-Alphabets.jpg#200
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
Habari
Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
Asante
How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
Habari gani?
Good Night
zoo hmo
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
zoo tav su
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
Habari za asubuhi
Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
pole
I Love You
Kuv hlub koj
nakupenda
Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv
Samahani
Dialect 1
Hmong Njua
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Laos
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Hmong Daw
Kimrima
Where They Speak
China
Dar es Salaam
Dialect 3
Hmong Do
Kimgao
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Kilwa
Native Name
Hmong
Kiswahili
Alternative Names
Mong
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
hmong
swahili
German Name
Miao-Sprachen
Swahili
Pronunciation
[môŋ]
[swaˈhili]
Ethnicity
Hmong people
Swahili people or Waswahili
Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Hmong
Swahili
Signed Forms
Hmong Sign Language
Swahili Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data available
sw
Glottocode
firs1234
swah1254
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-
All Hmong and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Hmong and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hmong are spoken in different Hmong Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hmong vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua, Hmong Daw. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hmong and Swahili Speaking population
Hmong and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 %. 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 Swahili on Hmong vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hmong and Swahili Language Codes
Hmong and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hmong and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.