Hmong and Xhosa
Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
South Africa
National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
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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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
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Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
Molo
Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
Unjani
Good Night
zoo hmo
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
zoo tav su
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
Molo
Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
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Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Kuv hlub koj
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Hmong Njua
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Laos
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Hmong Daw
Thembu
Where They Speak
China
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Vietnam
South Africa
Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Hmong
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Mong
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Miao-Sprachen
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Hmong people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Hmong
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
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Signed Xhosa
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
xh
ISO 639 2/T
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xho
ISO 639 2/B
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xho
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
firs1234
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Hmong and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Hmong and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hmong are spoken in different Hmong Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hmong vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua, Hmong Daw. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hmong and Xhosa Speaking population
Hmong and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Hmong vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hmong and Xhosa Language Codes
Hmong and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hmong and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.