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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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