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Igbo and Hmong


Hmong and Igbo


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

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

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Yoruba and Hausa Languages  
Thai and Lao Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
74  
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
14  
11

How Many Consonants
28  
18
60  
36

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
9  
7

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks  
18
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
kedụ  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  

Thank You
dalụ  
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  

How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere  
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  

Good Night
ka chi fo  
zoo hmo  

Good Evening
mgbede ọma  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  

Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma  
zoo tav su  

Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  

Please
Biko  
thov  

Sorry
Ndo  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  

Bye
Kachifo  
Nyob zoo  

I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  
Kuv hlub koj  

Excuse Me
ngọpụ  
zam txim rau kuv  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Enuani  
Hmong Njua  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
310,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ngwa  
Hmong Daw  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
China  

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

Dialect 3
Not present  
Hmong Do  

Where They Speak
-  
Vietnam  

How Many People Speak
24.00  
99+
31,000,000.00  
19

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
4.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.09 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
3.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
24.00 million  
28
4.00 million  
99+

Native Name
igbo  
Hmong  

Alternative Names
Ibo  
Mong  

French Name
igbo  
hmong  

German Name
Ibo-Sprache  
Miao-Sprachen  

Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]  
[môŋ]  

Ethnicity
Igbo people  
Hmong people  

History

Origin
30th Century BC  
19  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Hmong–Mien Family  

Subgroup
Kwa  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Igbo  
Hmong  

Language Position
57  
99+
24  
22

Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language  
Hmong Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ig  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ibo  
hmn  

ISO 639 2/B
ibo  
hmn  

ISO 639 3
ibo  
hmv  

ISO 639 6
ibo  
hmn  

Glottocode
nucl1417  
firs1234  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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

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Igbo and Hmong Speaking population

Igbo and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 %. 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 Igbo and Hmong on Igbo vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Igbo and Hmong Language Codes

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

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