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Hmong and Pashto


Pashto and Hmong


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
74   
38
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
7   
4

How Many Consonants
60   
36
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9   
7
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
310,000.00   
37
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   
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
4.00 million   
99+
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.58 %   
26

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   

History

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   
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

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   

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

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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.

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