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Punjabi and Hmong


Hmong and Punjabi


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
5  
10

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

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
  • 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
Hindi Language  
Thai and Lao Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
74  
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
14  
11

How Many Consonants
41  
30
60  
36

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
9  
7

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
zoo hmo  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
zoo tav su  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
thov  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Nyob zoo  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
Kuv hlub koj  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
zam txim rau kuv  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Hmong Njua  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
310,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Hmong Daw  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
China  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
1,600,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Hmong Do  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Vietnam  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
31,000,000.00  
19

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
4.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
3.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
4.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
Hmong  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Mong  

French Name
pendjabi  
hmong  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Miao-Sprachen  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[môŋ]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Hmong people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
19  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Hmong–Mien Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Hmong  

Language Position
23  
21
24  
22

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Hmong Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
hmn  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
hmn  

ISO 639 3
pan  
hmv  

ISO 639 6
panj  
hmn  

Glottocode
panj1256  
firs1234  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Punjabi and Hmong Speaking population

Punjabi and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % 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 Punjabi and Hmong on Punjabi vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Hmong Language Codes

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

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