Xhosa and Hmong
Countries
South Africa
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
National Language
South Africa
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
- 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
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Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Molo
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
How Are You?
Unjani
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
zoo hmo
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
zoo tav su
Good Morning
Molo
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
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I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Kuv hlub koj
Excuse Me
Uxolo
zam txim rau kuv
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Hmong Njua
Where They Speak
South Africa
Laos
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Thembu
Hmong Daw
Where They Speak
South Africa
China
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
South Africa
Vietnam
Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
isiXhosa
Hmong
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Mong
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Miao-Sprachen
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Hmong people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Hmong
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
xh
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
xho
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ISO 639 2/B
xho
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
xhos1239
firs1234
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Hmong dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Hmong language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Hmong Dialects are spoken in different Hmong speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Hmong Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua , Hmong Daw. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Hmong Speaking population
Xhosa and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Hmong on Xhosa vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Hmong Language Codes
Xhosa and Hmong language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Hmong Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.