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Hmong and Oromo


Oromo and Hmong


Countries

Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
2   
13

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

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   
Somalia   

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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Somali Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74   
38
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
10   
7

How Many Consonants
60   
36
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9   
7
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)   
akkam   

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   
Galatoomi   

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)   
Attam jirta/jirtu?   

Good Night
zoo hmo   
Nagayattii buli   

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   
Akkam waarite   

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su   
Attam oolte / ooltan   

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   
Attam bulte/bultan   

Please
thov   
Maaloo   

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   
naa dhiisi   

Bye
Not Available   
Nagayattii!   

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj   
Sin jaaladha   

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv   
Maaloo na dabarsi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua   
Borana   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

How Many People Speak
310,000.00   
37
4,000,000.00   
19

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw   
Orma   

Where They Speak
China   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00   
21
66,000.00   
37

Dialect 3
Hmong Do   
Wata   

Where They Speak
Vietnam   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
13,000.00   
33

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
17   
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
4.00 million   
99+
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.36 %   
36

Native Speakers
3.70 million   
99+
24.00 million   
33

Native Name
Hmong   
Afaan Oromo   

Alternative Names
Mong   
Afaan Oromoo   

French Name
hmong   
galla   

German Name
Miao-Sprachen   
Galla-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hmong people   
Oromos   

History

Origin
19   
16   

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Cushitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Hmong   
Afaan Oromo   

Language Position
Not Available   
91   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
om   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
orm   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
orm   

ISO 639 3
hmv   
orm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
firs1234   
nucl1736   

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

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Hmong and Oromo Speaking population

Hmong and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Hmong vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hmong and Oromo Language Codes

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

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