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Hmong and Malagasy


Malagasy and Hmong


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   

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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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.
  
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  

Similar To
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Derived From
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74   
38
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
5   
2

How Many Consonants
60   
36
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9   
7
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)   
Salama!   

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   
Misaotra   

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)   
Manao ahoana!   

Good Night
zoo hmo   
Alina tsara   

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   
Maraina tsara   

Please
thov   
azafady   

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   
Miala tsiny   

Bye
Not Available   
Veloma!   

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj   
Tiako ianao.   

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv   
Azafady   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua   
Eastern Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Merina   

How Many People Speak
310,000.00   
37
5,000,000.00   
17

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw   
Western Malagasy   

Where They Speak
China   
Sakalava   

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00   
21
1,200,000.00   
24

Dialect 3
Hmong Do   
Not Available   

Where They Speak
Vietnam   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
4.00 million   
99+
Not Available   

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.28 %   
40

Native Speakers
3.70 million   
99+
18.00 million   
38

Native Name
Hmong   
Fiteny Malagasy   

Alternative Names
Mong   
Malagasy Sign Language   

French Name
hmong   
malgache   

German Name
Miao-Sprachen   
Malagassi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hmong people   
Malagasy people   

History

Origin
19   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Austronesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Hmong   
standard Malagasy   

Language Position
Not Available   
84   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
mg   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
mlg   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
mlg   

ISO 639 3
hmv   
mlg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
firs1234   
mala1537   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Verb-Object-Subject   

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

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Hmong and Malagasy Speaking population

Hmong and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Hmong vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hmong and Malagasy Language Codes

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

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