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Hmong vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Hmong


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil   
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Czech Republic   

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 vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74   
38
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
12   
9

How Many Consonants
60   
36
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9   
7
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)   
Xin chào   

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   
Cam on   

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
zoo hmo   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
thov   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
Not Available   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua   
Northern Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac   

How Many People Speak
310,000.00   
37
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw   
North-central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
China   
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   

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

Dialect 3
Hmong Do   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Vietnam   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
4.00 million   
99+
91.00 million   
16

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
3.70 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
Hmong   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

Alternative Names
Mong   
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   

French Name
hmong   
vietnamien   

German Name
Miao-Sprachen   
Vietnamesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   

Ethnicity
Hmong people   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
19   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   

Standard Forms
Hmong   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
Not Available   
14   
13

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
vie   

ISO 639 3
hmv   
vie   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
firs1234   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
No data available   
46-EBA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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Hmong and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Hmong vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Hmong and Vietnamese language. History of Hmong language states that this language originated in 19 whereas history of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440. 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 Vietnamese Language History.

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

Hmong vs Vietnamese Difficulty

The Hmong vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hmong Alphabets and Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hmong and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hmong is 44 weeks while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.

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