Somali and Hmong
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
National Language
Somalia
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, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali 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
Afar and Oromo Language
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Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
Good Night
Habeenka Good
zoo hmo
Good Evening
Evening Good
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
zoo tav su
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
Sorry
sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
Bye
caraysiiyo
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I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Kuv hlub koj
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
zam txim rau kuv
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Hmong Njua
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Hmong Daw
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
China
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Hmong Do
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Vietnam
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
Hmong
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Mong
German Name
Somali
Miao-Sprachen
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Somalis
Hmong people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Hmong
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
so
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
som
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ISO 639 2/B
som
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
soma1255
firs1234
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Somali 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 Somali and Hmong dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Hmong language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Hmong Dialects are spoken in different Hmong speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Hmong Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua , Hmong Daw. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Hmong Speaking population
Somali and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available 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 Somali and Hmong on Somali vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Hmong Language Codes
Somali and Hmong language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Hmong Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.