Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
  
United States of America
  
National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
  
United States of America
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
North America
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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.
  
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
Similar To
Not Available
  
Apache Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Navajo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
  
Yá'át'ééh
  
Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
  
Ahéhee'
  
How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
  
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
  
Good Night
zoo hmo
  
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
  
Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
  
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
  
Good Afternoon
zoo tav su
  
Yá'át'ééh
  
Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
  
Yá'át'ééh abíní
  
Please
thov
  
T'aa shoodi
  
Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
  
Not available
  
Bye
Not Available
  
Hágoónee’
  
I Love You
Kuv hlub koj
  
Ayóó ánííníshí
  
Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv
  
Shoohá
  
Dialect 1
Hmong Njua
  
Navajo1
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Arizona
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Hmong Daw
  
Navajo2
  
Where They Speak
China
  
New Mexico
  
How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00
  
21
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Hmong Do
  
Navajo3
  
Where They Speak
Vietnam
  
Utah
  
How Many People Speak?
4.00 million
  
99+
1.70 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
3.70 million
  
99+
1.70 million
  
99+
Native Name
Hmong
  
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
  
Alternative Names
Mong
  
Navaho
  
French Name
hmong
  
navaho
  
German Name
Miao-Sprachen
  
Navajo-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Hmong people
  
Navajo people
  
Origin
19
  
1500 CE
  
Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family
  
Dené–Yeniseian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Athapascan
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Hmong
  
Navajo
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Navajo Sign Language
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
nv
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
  
nav
  
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
  
nav
  
ISO 639 3
hmv
  
nav
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
firs1234
  
nava1243
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic
  
Hmong and Navajo 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 Navajo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hmong and Navajo language. Hmong word for "Hello" is Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong) or Navajo word for "Thank You" is Ahéhee'. Find more of such common Hmong Greetings and Navajo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hmong vs Navajo Difficulty
The Hmong vs Navajo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hmong Alphabets and Navajo 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 Navajo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hmong and Navajo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hmong is 44 weeks while to learn Navajo time required is 88 weeks.