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Hmong vs Maltese


Maltese vs Hmong


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
2  
13

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

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
National Council for the Maltese Language  

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.
  
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  

Similar To
Thai and Lao Languages  
Western Arabic Dialects  

Derived From
-  
Roman Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74  
38
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
6  
3

How Many Consonants
60  
36
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9  
7
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  
Ħello  

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  
Grazzi  

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  
Kif int?  

Good Night
zoo hmo  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su  
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb  

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  
L-għodwa t-tajba  

Please
thov  
Jekk jogħġbok  

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  
Skużani!  

Bye
Nyob zoo  
Ċaw  

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj  
Inħobbok ħafna  

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv  
Skużi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua  
Qormi  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
310,000.00  
99+
520,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw  
Żejtun  

Where They Speak
China  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Hmong Do  
Not Present  

Where They Speak
Vietnam  
-  

How Many People Speak
31,000,000.00  
19
500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
3.70 million  
99+
0.52 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million  
99+
0.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Hmong  
Malti  

Alternative Names
Mong  
Malti  

French Name
hmong  
maltais  

German Name
Miao-Sprachen  
Maltesisch  

Pronunciation
[môŋ]  
[mɔːltiːz]  

Ethnicity
Hmong people  
Maltese  

History

Origin
19  
c. 1470  

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Semitic  

Branch
-  
North Abric  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Hmong  
Maltese  

Language Position
24  
22
25  
23

Signed Forms
Hmong Sign Language  
Maltese Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
mt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hmn  
mlt  

ISO 639 2/B
hmn  
mlt  

ISO 639 3
hmv  
mlt  

ISO 639 6
hmn  
mlt  

Glottocode
firs1234  
malt1254  

Linguasphere
No data available  
12-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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Hmong and Maltese Language History

Comparison of Hmong vs Maltese language history gives us differences between origin of Hmong and Maltese language. History of Hmong language states that this language originated in 19 whereas history of Maltese language states that this language originated in c. 1470. 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 Maltese Language History.

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Hmong and Maltese 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 Maltese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hmong and Maltese language. Hmong word for "Hello" is Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong) or Maltese word for "Thank You" is Grazzi. Find more of such common Hmong Greetings and Maltese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Hmong vs Maltese Difficulty

The Hmong vs Maltese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hmong Alphabets and Maltese 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 Maltese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hmong and Maltese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hmong is 44 weeks while to learn Maltese time required is 30 weeks.

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