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Navajo and Hmong


Hmong and Navajo


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
United States of America  
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
North America  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
  • 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
Apache Language  
Thai and Lao Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
74  
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
14  
11

How Many Consonants
34  
24
60  
36

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
9  
7

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Yá'át'ééh  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  

Thank You
Ahéhee'  
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  

How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?  
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  

Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'  
zoo hmo  

Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  

Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh  
zoo tav su  

Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  

Please
T'aa shoodi  
thov  

Sorry
Nízhdził  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  

Bye
Hágoónee’  
Nyob zoo  

I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí  
Kuv hlub koj  

Excuse Me
Shoohá  
zam txim rau kuv  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navajo1  
Hmong Njua  

Where They Speak
Arizona  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
310,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Navajo2  
Hmong Daw  

Where They Speak
New Mexico  
China  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
1,600,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Navajo3  
Hmong Do  

Where They Speak
Utah  
Vietnam  

How Many People Speak
120,000.00  
99+
31,000,000.00  
19

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.70 million  
99+
3.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.17 million  
99+
4.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí  
Hmong  

Alternative Names
Navaho  
Mong  

French Name
navaho  
hmong  

German Name
Navajo-Sprache  
Miao-Sprachen  

Pronunciation
[ˈnævəhoʊ]  
[môŋ]  

Ethnicity
Navajo people  
Hmong people  

History

Origin
1500 CE  
19  

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family  
Hmong–Mien Family  

Subgroup
Athapascan  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Navajo  
Hmong  

Language Position
29  
27
24  
22

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language  
Hmong Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
nv  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nav  
hmn  

ISO 639 2/B
nav  
hmn  

ISO 639 3
nav  
hmv  

ISO 639 6
nav  
hmn  

Glottocode
nava1243  
firs1234  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  
-  

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All Navajo 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 Navajo and Hmong dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Hmong language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Hmong Dialects are spoken in different Hmong speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Hmong Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua , Hmong Daw. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Navajo and Hmong Speaking population

Navajo and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Navajo and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Navajo and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Navajo language is 0.05 % 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 Navajo and Hmong on Navajo vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Navajo and Hmong Language Codes

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

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