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Hmong and Shona


Shona and Hmong


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

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.
  
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74   
38
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
5   
2

How Many Consonants
60   
36
46   
34

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9   
7
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)   
Mhoro   

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
zoo hmo   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su   
Masikati   

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   
Mangwanani   

Please
thov   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
Not Available   
bye   

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
310,000.00   
37
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
China   
southern Zimbabwe   

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

Dialect 3
Hmong Do   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Vietnam   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
3.70 million   
99+
8.30 million   
99+

Native Name
Hmong   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Mong   
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   

French Name
hmong   
shona   

German Name
Miao-Sprachen   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hmong people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
19   
20th century   

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Hmong   
Not Available   

Language Position
Not Available   
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
sna   

ISO 639 3
hmv   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
firs1234   
core1255   

Linguasphere
No data available   
99-AUT-a   

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

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Hmong and Shona Speaking population

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

Hmong and Shona Language Codes

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

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