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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
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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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