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Hmong and Thai


Thai and Hmong


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

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

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   
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   

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.
  
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Lao Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khmer Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74   
38
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
32   
21

How Many Consonants
60   
36
44   
33

Scripts
Latin   
Thai   

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)   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)   
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   

Good Night
zoo hmo   
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su   
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   

Please
thov   
โปรด (Pord)   

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Bye
Not Available   
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj   
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua   
Isan   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Isan   

How Many People Speak
310,000.00   
37
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw   
Northern Thai   

Where They Speak
China   
Northern Thailand   

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00   
21
6,000,000.00   
13

Dialect 3
Hmong Do   
Southern Thai   

Where They Speak
Vietnam   
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
4,500,000.00   
8

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
9   
9

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.85 %   
23

Native Speakers
3.70 million   
99+
20.00 million   
37

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
40.00 million   
15

Native Name
Hmong   
ภาษาไทย   

Alternative Names
Mong   
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   

French Name
hmong   
thaï   

German Name
Miao-Sprachen   
Thailändisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   

Ethnicity
Hmong people   
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   

History

Origin
19   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Thai   

Standard Forms
Hmong   
Thai   

Language Position
Not Available   
47   
34

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Thai Sign Language   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
th   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
tha   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
tha   

ISO 639 3
hmv   
tha   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
firs1234   
thai1261   

Linguasphere
No data available   
47-AAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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

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Hmong and Thai Speaking population

Hmong and Thai speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Thai languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Thai Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 %. 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 Thai on Hmong vs Thai where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hmong and Thai Language Codes

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

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