Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
  
India, Manipur
  
National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
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
  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  
Similar To
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Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Hmong-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Bengali
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
  
Khurumjari
  
Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
  
Yamna nungaijare
  
How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Good Night
zoo hmo
  
Athengba Ahing
  
Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
zoo tav su
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
  
Nongale haugatl
  
Please
thov
  
Chanbiduna
  
Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
  
Saobiganu
  
Bye
Not Available
  
Chatcharage
  
I Love You
Kuv hlub koj
  
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 1
Hmong Njua
  
Loi
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Burma, Laos
  
Dialect 2
Hmong Daw
  
Pangal
  
Where They Speak
China
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00
  
21
Dialect 3
Hmong Do
  
Meithei proper
  
Where They Speak
Vietnam
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,250,000.00
  
19
How Many People Speak?
4.00 million
  
99+
1.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
3.70 million
  
99+
1.50 million
  
99+
Native Name
Hmong
  
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
Alternative Names
Mong
  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
French Name
hmong
  
Meithei
  
German Name
Miao-Sprachen
  
Meithei
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Hmong people
  
Meithei people
  
Origin
19
  
1700
  
Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Hmong
  
Standard Meithei
  
Signed Forms
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Scope
Macrolanguage
  
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ISO 639 1
No data available
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
  
mni
  
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
  
mni
  
ISO 639 3
hmv
  
mni
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
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Glottocode
firs1234
  
mani1292
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
omp
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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Hmong and Meithei 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 Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hmong and Meithei language. Hmong word for "Hello" is Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong) or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Hmong Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hmong vs Meithei Difficulty
The Hmong vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hmong Alphabets and Meithei 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 Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hmong and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hmong is 44 weeks while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.