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Ilocano and Hmong


Hmong and Ilocano


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Philippines  
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
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • 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
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Thai and Lao Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
74  
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
14  
11

How Many Consonants
20  
10
60  
36

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
9  
7

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  

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

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
zoo hmo  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
zoo tav su  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  

Please
mangngegda  
thov  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  

Bye
Pakada  
Nyob zoo  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
Kuv hlub koj  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
zam txim rau kuv  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Hmong Njua  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
310,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Hmong Daw  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
China  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
1,600,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Hmong Do  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Vietnam  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
31,000,000.00  
19

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
3.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
4.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ilokano  
Hmong  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Mong  

French Name
ilocano  
hmong  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Miao-Sprachen  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[môŋ]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Hmong people  

History

Origin
18th Century  
19  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Hmong–Mien Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Hmong  

Language Position
94  
99+
24  
22

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Hmong Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
hmn  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
hmn  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
hmv  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
hmn  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
firs1234  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Ilocano and Hmong Speaking population

Ilocano and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Hmong on Ilocano vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Hmong Language Codes

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

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