Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
- 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
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Derived From
Latin
  
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Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Hmong-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
zoo hmo
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
zoo tav su
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
  
Please
Sisplau
  
thov
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
  
Bye
Adéu
  
Not Available
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
Kuv hlub koj
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
zam txim rau kuv
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Hmong Njua
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Laos
  
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Hmong Daw
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
China
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
1,600,000.00
  
21
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Hmong Do
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Vietnam
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
4.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
3.70 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
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Native Name
català
  
Hmong
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Mong
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
hmong
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Miao-Sprachen
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
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Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Hmong people
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
19
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Hmong–Mien Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
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Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Hmong
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
hmv
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
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Glottocode
stan1289
  
firs1234
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
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Catalan 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 Catalan and Hmong greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Hmong language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Hmong word for "Thank You" is Ua tsaug (Oua jow). Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Hmong Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Catalan vs Hmong Difficulty
The Catalan vs Hmong difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan 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 Catalan and Hmong are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Hmong, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Hmong time required is 44 weeks.