Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
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.
  
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Not Available
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Hmong-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
zoo hmo
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
zoo tav su
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
thov
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
Not Available
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
Kuv hlub koj
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Hmong Njua
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Kongu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Hmong Daw
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
China
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00
  
21
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Hmong Do
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Vietnam
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak?
4.00 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
3.70 million
  
99+
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
Hmong
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Mong
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
hmong
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Miao-Sprachen
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Hmong people
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
19
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Hmong
  
Modern Tamil
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
hmv
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
firs1234
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
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