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Hmong vs French


French vs Hmong


Countries

Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
32   
3

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil   
Africa, Canada   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74   
38
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
6   
3

How Many Consonants
60   
36
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9   
7
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)   
bonjour   

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   
Merci   

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
zoo hmo   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   
Bonjour   

Please
thov   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   
désolé   

Bye
Not Available   
au revoir   

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Laos   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
310,000.00   
37
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw   
African French   

Where They Speak
China   
Africa   

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

Dialect 3
Hmong Do   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Vietnam   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
4.00 million   
99+
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
3.70 million   
99+
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
Hmong   
français   

Alternative Names
Mong   
Français   

French Name
hmong   
français   

German Name
Miao-Sprachen   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Hmong people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
19   
9th Century   

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Hmong   
Standard French   

Language Position
Not Available   
13   
12

Signed Forms
Not Available   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
fre   

ISO 639 3
hmv   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
firs1234   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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Hmong and French Language History

Comparison of Hmong vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Hmong and French language. History of Hmong language states that this language originated in 19 whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Hmong and French Language History.

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Hmong and French Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Hmong and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hmong and French language. Hmong word for "Hello" is Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong) or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Hmong Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Hmong vs French Difficulty

The Hmong vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hmong Alphabets and French Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Hmong and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hmong and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hmong is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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