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Hmong and Chewa


Chewa and Hmong


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
2   
13

National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Zambia   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Zulu language   

Derived From
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Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74   
38
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
5   
2

How Many Consonants
60   
36
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9   
7
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)   
Moni   

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   
Zikomo   

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

Good Night
zoo hmo   
Usiku wabwino   

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   
Madzulo abwino   

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su   
Masana abwino   

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   
M'mawa wabwino   

Please
thov   
Chonde   

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   
pepani   

Bye
Not Available   
anatsanzikana   

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj   
Ndimakukondani   

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv   
Pepani   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua   
Kasungu   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Malawi, Zambia   

How Many People Speak
310,000.00   
37
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw   
Kikamtunda   

Where They Speak
China   
Malawi, Zambia   

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

Dialect 3
Hmong Do   
Kimaravi   

Where They Speak
Vietnam   
Malawi, Zambia   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
4.00 million   
99+
12.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.17 %   
99+

Native Speakers
3.70 million   
99+
12.00 million   
99+

Native Name
Hmong   
Nyanja   

Alternative Names
Mong   
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa   

French Name
hmong   
chichewa; chewa; nyanja   

German Name
Miao-Sprachen   
Nyanja-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hmong people   
Chewa people   

History

Origin
19   
15th Century   

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Hmong   
Chewa   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
ny   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
nya   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
nya   

ISO 639 3
hmv   
nya   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
firs1234   
nyan1308   

Linguasphere
No data available   
99-AUS-xaa – xag   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
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All Hmong and Chewa 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 Hmong and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Hmong and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hmong are spoken in different Hmong Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hmong vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua, Hmong Daw. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Hmong and Chewa Speaking population

Hmong and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 %. 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 Hmong and Chewa on Hmong vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hmong and Chewa Language Codes

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

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