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Hmong and Vietnamese


Vietnamese and Hmong


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil  
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Czech Republic  

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.
  
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  

Similar To
Thai and Lao Languages  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
-  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74  
38
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
12  
9

How Many Consonants
60  
36
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9  
7
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  
Xin chào  

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  
Cam on  

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
zoo hmo  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
thov  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
Nyob zoo  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua  
Northern Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac  

How Many People Speak
310,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
11

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw  
North-central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
China  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Hmong Do  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Vietnam  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

How Many People Speak
31,000,000.00  
19
76,000,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
4.00 million  
99+
91.00 million  
16

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
3.70 million  
99+
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million  
99+
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
Hmong  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

Alternative Names
Mong  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  

French Name
hmong  
vietnamien  

German Name
Miao-Sprachen  
Vietnamesisch  

Pronunciation
[môŋ]  
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)  

Ethnicity
Hmong people  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
19  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  

Standard Forms
Hmong  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
24  
22
14  
13

Signed Forms
Hmong Sign Language  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hmn  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
hmn  
vie  

ISO 639 3
hmv  
vie  

ISO 639 6
hmn  
vie  

Glottocode
firs1234  
viet1252  

Linguasphere
No data available  
46-EBA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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

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Hmong and Vietnamese Speaking population

Hmong and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 %. 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 Vietnamese on Hmong vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hmong and Vietnamese Language Codes

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

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