Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
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
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
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.
  
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
Similar To
Not Available
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Hmong-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
zoo hmo
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
zoo tav su
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
thov
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
Not Available
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
Kuv hlub koj
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Hmong Njua
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Hmong Daw
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
China
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00
  
21
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Hmong Do
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
Vietnam
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
4.00 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
3.70 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
20
Native Name
Hmong
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
Mong
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
hmong
  
pachto
  
German Name
Miao-Sprachen
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Hmong people
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
19
  
1651
  
Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Hmong
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
hmv
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
firs1234
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Hmong and Pashto Speaking population
Hmong and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. 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 Pashto on Hmong vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hmong and Pashto Language Codes
Hmong and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hmong and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.