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Irish vs Hmong


Countries

Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  
European Union, Ireland  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
2  
13

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil  
Ireland  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
United Kingdom  

Regulated By
-  
Foras na Gaeilge  

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.
  
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Thai and Lao Languages  
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74  
38
18  
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
5  
2

How Many Consonants
60  
36
13  
3

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9  
7
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  
Dia dhuit  

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  
Go raibh maith agat  

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  
Conas atá tú ?  

Good Night
zoo hmo  
Oíche mhaith  

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  
Dia dhuit ar maidin  

Please
thov  
le do thoil  

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  
Tá brón orm  

Bye
Nyob zoo  
Slán  

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj  
Is breá liom thú  

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv  
Gabh mo leithscéal  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua  
Connacht Irish  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Connacht  

How Many People Speak
310,000.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw  
Munster Irish  

Where They Speak
China  
Munster  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Hmong Do  
Ulster Irish  

Where They Speak
Vietnam  
Ulster  

How Many People Speak
31,000,000.00  
19
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
4.00 million  
99+
1.79 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
3.70 million  
99+
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million  
99+
1.65 million  
99+

Native Name
Hmong  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  

Alternative Names
Mong  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  

French Name
hmong  
irlandais moyen  

German Name
Miao-Sprachen  
Mittelirisch  

Pronunciation
[môŋ]  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  

Ethnicity
Hmong people  
Irish people  

History

Origin
19  
c. 750  

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Celtic  

Branch
-  
Goidelic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  

Standard Forms
Hmong  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  

Language Position
24  
22
25  
23

Signed Forms
Hmong Sign Language  
Irish Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ga  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hmn  
gle  

ISO 639 2/B
hmn  
gle  

ISO 639 3
hmv  
gle  

ISO 639 6
hmn  
gle  

Glottocode
firs1234  
iris1253  

Linguasphere
No data available  
50-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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Hmong and Irish Language History

Comparison of Hmong vs Irish language history gives us differences between origin of Hmong and Irish language. History of Hmong language states that this language originated in 19 whereas history of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Hmong and Irish Language History.

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Hmong and Irish Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Hmong and Irish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hmong and Irish language. Hmong word for "Hello" is Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong) or Irish word for "Thank You" is Go raibh maith agat. Find more of such common Hmong Greetings and Irish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Hmong vs Irish Difficulty

The Hmong vs Irish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hmong Alphabets and Irish Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Hmong and Irish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hmong and Irish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hmong is 44 weeks while to learn Irish time required is 36 weeks.

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