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Zulu and Hmong


Hmong and Zulu


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
South Africa  
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  
  • 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
Xhosa Language  
Thai and Lao Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57  
34
74  
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
14  
11

How Many Consonants
50  
35
60  
36

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
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
Sawubona  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  

How Are You?
unjani  
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
zoo hmo  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
zoo tav su  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  

Please
Ngiyacela  
thov  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  

Bye
bye  
Nyob zoo  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
Kuv hlub koj  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
zam txim rau kuv  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Hmong Njua  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
310,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
Hmong Daw  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
China  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
1,600,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Hmong Do  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Vietnam  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
20
31,000,000.00  
19

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
4.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
3.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
4.00 million  
99+

Native Name
isiZulu  
Hmong  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Mong  

French Name
zoulou  
hmong  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Miao-Sprachen  

Pronunciation
[zuːlu]  
[môŋ]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Hmong people  

History

Origin
19  
19  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Hmong–Mien Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
-  

Branch
Beatu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Hmong  

Language Position
87  
99+
24  
22

Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language  
Hmong Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
hmn  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
hmn  

ISO 639 3
zul  
hmv  

ISO 639 6
zul  
hmn  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
firs1234  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Zulu and Hmong Speaking population

Zulu and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % 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 Zulu and Hmong on Zulu vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Hmong Language Codes

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

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