Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Vietnam
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
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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
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Chinese Language
Derived From
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Chinese Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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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
Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
Xin lỗi
Bye
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Tạm biệt
I Love You
Kuv hlub koj
tôi yêu bạn
Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv
Xin loi
Dialect 1
Hmong Njua
Northern Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Laos
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Hmong Daw
North-central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
China
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hmong Do
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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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
Signed Forms
Not Available
Vietnamese sign languages
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
vi
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
vie
ISO 639 2/B
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vie
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
firs1234
viet1252
Linguasphere
No data available
46-EBA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
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.