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Hmong and Tamil


Tamil and Hmong


Countries

Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
6   
9

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.
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Similar To
Not Available   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74   
38
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
12   
9

How Many Consonants
60   
36
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Tamil   

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

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Kongu   

How Many People Speak
310,000.00   
37
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   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
4.00 million   
99+
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
1.06 %   
19

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   

History

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   
18   
16

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

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   
Not Available   

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

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Hmong and Tamil Speaking population

Hmong and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Hmong vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hmong and Tamil Language Codes

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

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