Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Not Available
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Not Available
Konkani Language
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
zoo hmo
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
zoo tav su
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
thov
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
Not Available
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
Kuv hlub koj
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Hmong Njua
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Laos
Kokan
Dialect 2
Hmong Daw
Varhadi
Where They Speak
China
Vidarbha
Dialect 3
Hmong Do
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Hmong
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Mong
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
hmong
marathe
German Name
Miao-Sprachen
Marathi
Pronunciation
Not Available
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Hmong people
Marathi people
Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
No early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Hmong
Marathi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
mr
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
mar
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
mar
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
firs1234
mara1378
Linguasphere
No data available
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Hmong and Marathi 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 Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hmong and Marathi language. Hmong word for "Hello" is Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong) or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Hmong Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hmong vs Marathi Difficulty
The Hmong vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hmong Alphabets and Marathi 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 Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hmong and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hmong is 44 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.
