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Hmong and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
5  
10

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
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Interesting Facts
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
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  • 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
Malayalam  
Thai and Lao Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
74  
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
14  
11

How Many Consonants
18  
8
60  
36

Scripts
Tamil  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
9  
7

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
zoo hmo  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
zoo tav su  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
thov  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
Nyob zoo  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Kuv hlub koj  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
zam txim rau kuv  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Hmong Njua  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
310,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Hmong Daw  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
China  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
1,600,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Hmong Do  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Vietnam  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
31,000,000.00  
19

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
4.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
3.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
4.00 million  
99+

Native Name
தமிழ்  
Hmong  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Mong  

French Name
tamoul  
hmong  

German Name
Tamil  
Miao-Sprachen  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[môŋ]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Hmong people  

History

Origin
300 BC  
19  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Hmong–Mien Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Hmong  

Language Position
18  
16
24  
22

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Hmong Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
hmn  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
hmn  

ISO 639 3
tam  
hmv  

ISO 639 6
tam  
hmn  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
firs1234  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
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Language Morphological Typology
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-  

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

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Tamil and Hmong Speaking population

Tamil and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % 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 Tamil and Hmong on Tamil vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Hmong Language Codes

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

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