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Hmong vs Sundanese


Sundanese vs Hmong


Countries

Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   
West Java   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   
Indonesia   

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   
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.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Madurese and Malay Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74   
38
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
5   
2

How Many Consonants
60   
36
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin, Sundanese   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9   
7
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)   
Halo   

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   
Nuhun   

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)   
Kumaha kabarna?   

Good Night
zoo hmo   
Wilujeng kulem   

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   
Wilujeng wengi   

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su   
Wilujeng siang   

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   
Wilujeng énjing   

Please
thov   
Mangga   

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   
Hapunten   

Bye
Not Available   
Wilujeng angkat   

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj   
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun   

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv   
Punten   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua   
Western dialect   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Banten   

How Many People Speak
310,000.00   
37
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw   
Northern dialect   

Where They Speak
China   
Bogor   

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

Dialect 3
Hmong Do   
Priangan dialect   

Where They Speak
Vietnam   
Bandung   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
4.00 million   
99+
39.00 million   
32

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.57 %   
27

Native Speakers
3.70 million   
99+
38.00 million   
26

Native Name
Hmong   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Mong   
Priangan, Sunda   

French Name
hmong   
soundanais   

German Name
Miao-Sprachen   
Sundanesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hmong people   
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui   

History

Origin
19   
5th century AD   

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Hmong   
Sundanese   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
su   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
sun   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
sun   

ISO 639 3
hmv   
sun   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
firs1234   
sund1251   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Hmong and Sundanese Language History

Comparison of Hmong vs Sundanese language history gives us differences between origin of Hmong and Sundanese language. History of Hmong language states that this language originated in 19 whereas history of Sundanese language states that this language originated in 5th century AD. 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 Sundanese Language History.

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

Hmong vs Sundanese Difficulty

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

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