Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
  
Zimbabwe
  
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
  
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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
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Kalanga and Nambya Language
  
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Hmong-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
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Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
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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
  
Dialect 1
Hmong Njua
  
Hwesa
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Zimbabwe
  
How Many People Speak
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
  
How Many People Speak?
4.00 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
40
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
  
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Ethnicity
Hmong people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
19
  
20th century
  
Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Bantu
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Not Available
  
Standard Forms
Hmong
  
Not Available
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
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Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
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
  
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Glottocode
firs1234
  
core1255
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
99-AUT-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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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.
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.