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Hmong vs Thai


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Thailand  
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
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  
  • 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
Lao Language  
Thai and Lao Languages  

Derived From
Khmer Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
74  
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32  
21
14  
11

How Many Consonants
44  
33
60  
36

Scripts
Thai  
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
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)  
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  
zoo hmo  

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  
zoo tav su  

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  

Please
โปรด (Pord)  
thov  

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  
Nyob zoo  

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  
Kuv hlub koj  

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
zam txim rau kuv  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan  
Hmong Njua  

Where They Speak
Isan  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
310,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Thai  
Hmong Daw  

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand  
China  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
1,600,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Thai  
Hmong Do  

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi  
Vietnam  

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00  
39
31,000,000.00  
19

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
4.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.85 %  
24
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
20.00 million  
37
3.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million  
21
4.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ภาษาไทย  
Hmong  

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  
Mong  

French Name
thaï  
hmong  

German Name
Thailändisch  
Miao-Sprachen  

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  
[môŋ]  

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  
Hmong people  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
19  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Hmong–Mien Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Thai  
Hmong  

Language Position
47  
99+
24  
22

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language  
Hmong Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
th  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha  
hmn  

ISO 639 2/B
tha  
hmn  

ISO 639 3
tha  
hmv  

ISO 639 6
tha  
hmn  

Glottocode
thai1261  
firs1234  

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
-  

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Thai and Hmong Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Hmong language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Hmong language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE 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 Thai and Hmong Language History.

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

Thai vs Hmong Difficulty

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

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