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Hmong vs Sundanese


Sundanese vs Hmong


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

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

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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 Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Thai and Lao Languages  
Madurese and Malay Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74  
38
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
5  
2

How Many Consonants
60  
36
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin, Sundanese  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9  
7
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
40 weeks  
15

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  
Halo  

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  
Nuhun  

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  
Kumaha kabarna?  

Good Night
zoo hmo  
Wilujeng kulem  

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  
Wilujeng wengi  

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su  
Wilujeng siang  

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  
Wilujeng énjing  

Please
thov  
Mangga  

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  
Hapunten  

Bye
Nyob zoo  
Wilujeng angkat  

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv  
Punten  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua  
Western dialect  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Banten  

How Many People Speak
310,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
18

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw  
Northern dialect  

Where They Speak
China  
Bogor  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
16

Dialect 3
Hmong Do  
Priangan dialect  

Where They Speak
Vietnam  
Bandung  

How Many People Speak
31,000,000.00  
19
40,000,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
4.00 million  
99+
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.57 %  
29

Native Speakers
3.70 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million  
99+
39.00 million  
22

Native Name
Hmong  
Basa Sunda  

Alternative Names
Mong  
Priangan, Sunda  

French Name
hmong  
soundanais  

German Name
Miao-Sprachen  
Sundanesisch  

Pronunciation
[môŋ]  
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  

Ethnicity
Hmong people  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  

History

Origin
19  
5th century AD  

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Hmong  
Sundanese  

Language Position
24  
22
42  
39

Signed Forms
Hmong Sign Language  
Sundanese Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
su  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hmn  
sun  

ISO 639 2/B
hmn  
sun  

ISO 639 3
hmv  
sun  

ISO 639 6
hmn  
sun  

Glottocode
firs1234  
sund1251  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Hmong and Sundanese Language History

Comparison of Hmong vs Sundanese language history gives us differences between origin of Hmong and Sundanese language. History of Hmong language states that this language originated in 19 whereas history of Sundanese language states that this language originated in 5th century AD. 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 Sundanese Language History.

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

Hmong vs Sundanese Difficulty

The Hmong vs Sundanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hmong Alphabets and Sundanese 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 Sundanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hmong and Sundanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hmong is 44 weeks while to learn Sundanese time required is 40 weeks.

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