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Hmong vs Kannada


Kannada vs Hmong


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

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

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

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.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Telugu  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74  
38
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
14  
11

How Many Consonants
60  
36
35  
25

Scripts
Latin  
Kannada Script  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9  
7
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
zoo hmo  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
thov  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
Not Available  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
310,000.00  
37
540,000.00  
33

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw  
Urali  

Where They Speak
China  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
21
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Hmong Do  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
Vietnam  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
220,000.00  
23

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
4.00 million  
99+
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.58 %  
26

Native Speakers
3.70 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
11.00 million  
21

Native Name
Hmong  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Mong  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
hmong  
kannada  

German Name
Miao-Sprachen  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Hmong people  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
19  
c. 450  

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 Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Hmong  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
Not Available  
31  
25

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available  
kan  

ISO 639 3
hmv  
kan  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
firs1234  
nucl1305  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Hmong and Kannada Language History

Comparison of Hmong vs Kannada language history gives us differences between origin of Hmong and Kannada language. History of Hmong language states that this language originated in 19 whereas history of Kannada language states that this language originated in c. 450. 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 Kannada Language History.

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Hmong and Kannada 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 Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hmong and Kannada language. Hmong word for "Hello" is Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong) or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common Hmong Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Hmong vs Kannada Difficulty

The Hmong vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hmong Alphabets and Kannada 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 Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hmong and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hmong is 44 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.

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