Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
56
0
46
👆🏻
National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Thai and Lao Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
74247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1412
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
6018
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
93
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
zoo hmo
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
zoo tav su
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
thov
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Nyob zoo
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Kuv hlub koj
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Hmong Njua
Kongu
Where They Speak
Laos
Kongu
How Many People Speak
310,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Hmong Daw
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
China
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
1,600,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Hmong Do
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Vietnam
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
31,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
610
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
4.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.13 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
3.70 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
4.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Hmong
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Mong
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
hmong
tamoul
German Name
Miao-Sprachen
Tamil
Pronunciation
[môŋ]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Hmong people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
19
300 BC
Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Hmong
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2418
1
120
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Signed Forms
Hmong Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
hmn
tam
ISO 639 2/B
hmn
tam
ISO 639 3
hmv
tam
ISO 639 6
hmn
tam
Glottocode
firs1234
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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