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Hmong and Maori


Maori and Hmong


Countries

Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

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

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Australia, Oceania   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Māori Language 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.
  
  • "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
  • The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Tahitian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74   
38
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
5   
2

How Many Consonants
60   
36
10   
2

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9   
7
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)   
Hello   

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   
Mauruuru koutou   

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)   
E pēhea ana koe ?   

Good Night
zoo hmo   
Night pai   

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   
pai ahiahi   

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su   
Afternoon pai   

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   
Morning pai   

Please
thov   
Tēnā   

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   
Aroha mai   

Bye
Not Available   
poroporoaki   

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj   
Aroha ahau ki a koe   

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv   
tukua ahau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua   
South Island Māori   

Where They Speak
Laos   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
310,000.00   
37
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw   
Western North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
China   
New Zealand   

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

Dialect 3
Hmong Do   
Eastern North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Vietnam   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
3.70 million   
99+
0.18 million   
99+

Native Name
Hmong   
te Reo Māori   

Alternative Names
Mong   
New Zealand Maori   

French Name
hmong   
maori   

German Name
Miao-Sprachen   
Maori-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hmong people   
Māori people   

History

Origin
19   
1814   

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Polynesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Hmong   
Maori   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
mi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
mri   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
mao   

ISO 639 3
hmv   
mri   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
firs1234   
maor1246   

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

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Hmong and Maori Speaking population

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

Hmong and Maori Language Codes

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

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