Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Not Available
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
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Malayalam
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
zoo hmo
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
zoo tav su
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
thov
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
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சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Kuv hlub koj
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Hmong Njua
Kongu
Where They Speak
Laos
Kongu
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Hmong Daw
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
China
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hmong Do
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Vietnam
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Mong
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
German Name
Miao-Sprachen
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Hmong people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Hmong
Modern Tamil
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Signed Tamil
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ta
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
tam
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
tam
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
firs1234
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Hmong and Tamil 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 Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hmong and Tamil language. Hmong word for "Hello" is Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong) or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Hmong Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hmong vs Tamil Difficulty
The Hmong vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hmong Alphabets and Tamil 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 Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hmong and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hmong is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.
