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Hmong and Ilocano


Ilocano and Hmong


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

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

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Commission on the Filipino Language   

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74   
38
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
6   
3

How Many Consonants
60   
36
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Ilokano Braille, Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9   
7
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)   
Kablaaw   

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   
Agyamanak   

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

Good Night
zoo hmo   
Naimbag a rabii   

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   
Naimbag a sardam   

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su   
Naimbag a malem   

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   
Naimbag a bigat   

Please
thov   
Not available   

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   
Agpakawanak   

Bye
Not Available   
Pakada   

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj   
Ayayatenka   

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv   
Maawan-dayawen   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua   
Balangao   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
310,000.00   
37
21,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw   
Bontoc   

Where They Speak
China   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00   
21
41,000.00   
39

Dialect 3
Hmong Do   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Vietnam   
Not present   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.14 %   
99+

Native Speakers
3.70 million   
99+
9.10 million   
99+

Native Name
Hmong   
ilokano   

Alternative Names
Mong   
Ilokano, Iloko   

French Name
hmong   
ilocano   

German Name
Miao-Sprachen   
Ilokano-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hmong people   
Ilocano people   

History

Origin
19   
18th Century   

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Hmong   
Modern Ilocano   

Language Position
Not Available   
94   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
ilo   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
ilo   

ISO 639 3
hmv   
ilo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
firs1234   
ilok1237   

Linguasphere
No data available   
31-CBA-a   

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

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Hmong and Ilocano Speaking population

Hmong and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Hmong vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hmong and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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