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Hmong and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Hmong


Countries

Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

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

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Dzongkha Development Commission   

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.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Sikkimese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Tibetan Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74   
38
95   
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
5   
2

How Many Consonants
60   
36
30   
20

Scripts
Latin   
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   

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)   
Kuzoozangpo La   

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   
Kaadinchhey La   

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)   
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?   

Good Night
zoo hmo   
lek shom ay zim   

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su   
Not Available   

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   
Not Available   

Please
thov   
Not Available   

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   
Tsip maza   

Bye
Not Available   
Log Jay Gay   

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj   
Nga cheu lu ga   

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv   
Tsip maza   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua   
Laya   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
310,000.00   
37
1,100.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw   
Lunana   

Where They Speak
China   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00   
21
700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Hmong Do   
Adap   

Where They Speak
Vietnam   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
Not Available   

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
3.70 million   
99+
0.17 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
0.47 million   
37

Native Name
Hmong   
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)   

Alternative Names
Mong   
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar   

French Name
hmong   
dzongkha   

German Name
Miao-Sprachen   
Dzongkha   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Hmong people   
Ngalop people   

History

Origin
19   
17th Century   

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Hmong   
Dzongkha   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
dz   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
dzo   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
dzo   

ISO 639 3
hmv   
dzo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
firs1234   
nucl1307   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Hmong and Dzongkha Speaking population

Hmong and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available. 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 Dzongkha on Hmong vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hmong and Dzongkha Language Codes

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

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