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Hmong vs Irish


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
5  
10

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

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

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Thai and Lao Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
74  
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
14  
11

How Many Consonants
13  
3
60  
36

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
9  
7

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  

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

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

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
zoo hmo  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
zoo tav su  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  

Please
le do thoil  
thov  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  

Bye
Slán  
Nyob zoo  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
Kuv hlub koj  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
zam txim rau kuv  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Hmong Njua  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Laos  

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

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Hmong Daw  

Where They Speak
Munster  
China  

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

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Hmong Do  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Vietnam  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
3.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
4.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
Hmong  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Mong  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
hmong  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Miao-Sprachen  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[môŋ]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Hmong people  

History

Origin
c. 750  
19  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Hmong–Mien Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
-  

Branch
Goidelic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Hmong  

Language Position
25  
23
24  
22

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Hmong Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
hmn  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
hmn  

ISO 639 3
gle  
hmv  

ISO 639 6
gle  
hmn  

Glottocode
iris1253  
firs1234  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Irish and Hmong Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Hmong language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Hmong language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Hmong language states that this language originated in 19. 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 Irish and Hmong Language History.

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Irish and Hmong 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 Irish and Hmong greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Hmong language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Hmong word for "Thank You" is Ua tsaug (Oua jow). Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Hmong Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Irish vs Hmong Difficulty

The Irish vs Hmong difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Hmong 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 Irish and Hmong are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Hmong, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Hmong time required is 44 weeks.

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