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Hmong vs Shona


Shona vs Hmong


Countries

Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  
Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

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.
  
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Kalanga and Nambya Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74  
38
Not Available  

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
5  
2

How Many Consonants
60  
36
46  
34

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9  
7
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  
Mhoro  

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  
Waita zvako  

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  
Wakadini zvako?  

Good Night
zoo hmo  
Urare zvakanaka  

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  
Manheru  

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su  
Masikati  

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  
Mangwanani  

Please
thov  
Ndinokumbirawo  

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  
Ndineurombo  

Bye
Not Available  
bye  

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj  
Ndinokuda  

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv  
Pamusoro  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua  
Hwesa  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
310,000.00  
37
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw  
Karanga  

Where They Speak
China  
southern Zimbabwe  

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

Dialect 3
Hmong Do  
Zezuru  

Where They Speak
Vietnam  
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
4.00 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
3.70 million  
99+
8.30 million  
99+

Native Name
Hmong  
Not Available  

Alternative Names
Mong  
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  

French Name
hmong  
shona  

German Name
Miao-Sprachen  
Schona-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Hmong people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
19  
20th century  

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Not Available  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Not Available  

Standard Forms
Hmong  
Not Available  

Language Position
Not Available  
107  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
sn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available  
sna  

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available  
sna  

ISO 639 3
hmv  
sna  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
firs1234  
core1255  

Linguasphere
No data available  
99-AUT-a  

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 Shona Language History

Comparison of Hmong vs Shona language history gives us differences between origin of Hmong and Shona language. History of Hmong language states that this language originated in 19 whereas history of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th 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 Shona Language History.

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

Hmong vs Shona Difficulty

The Hmong vs Shona difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hmong Alphabets and Shona 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 Shona are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hmong and Shona, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hmong is 44 weeks while to learn Shona time required is Not Available.

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