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French vs Hmong


Hmong vs French


Countries

Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
32  
3
5  
10

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

Second Language
Africa, Canada  
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  
Asia  

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • 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
Italian Language  
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Derived From
Latin  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
74  
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
14  
11

How Many Consonants
20  
10
60  
36

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
9  
7

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
bonjour  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  

Thank You
Merci  
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?  
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  

Good Night
bonne Nuit  
zoo hmo  

Good Evening
bonsoir  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi  
zoo tav su  

Good Morning
Bonjour  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  

Please
S'il vous plaît  
thov  

Sorry
désolé  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  

Bye
au revoir  
Not Available  

I Love You
Je t'aime  
Kuv hlub koj  

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi  
zam txim rau kuv  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French  
Hmong Njua  

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00  
15
310,000.00  
37

Dialect 2
African French  
Hmong Daw  

Where They Speak
Africa  
China  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,600,000.00  
21

Dialect 3
Swiss French  
Hmong Do  

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland  
Vietnam  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
16
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
4.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.12 %  
17
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
76.00 million  
13
3.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million  
11
Not Available  

Native Name
français  
Hmong  

Alternative Names
Français  
Mong  

French Name
français  
hmong  

German Name
Französisch  
Miao-Sprachen  

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Hmong people  

History

Origin
9th Century  
19  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Hmong–Mien Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard French  
Hmong  

Language Position
13  
12
Not Available  

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
fr  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra  
Not Available  

ISO 639 2/B
fre  
Not Available  

ISO 639 3
fra  
hmv  

ISO 639 6
fras  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1290  
firs1234  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Not Available  

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French and Hmong Language History

Comparison of French vs Hmong language history gives us differences between origin of French and Hmong language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century 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 French and Hmong Language History.

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

French vs Hmong Difficulty

The French vs Hmong difficulty level basically depends on the number of French 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 French and Hmong are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Hmong, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Hmong time required is 44 weeks.

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