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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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