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Ilocano and Hmong


Hmong and Ilocano


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
74   
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
14   
11

How Many Consonants
20   
10
60   
36

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
9   
7

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw   
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)   

Thank You
Agyamanak   
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   

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

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii   
zoo hmo   

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam   
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem   
zoo tav su   

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat   
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   

Please
Not available   
thov   

Sorry
Agpakawanak   
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   

Bye
Pakada   
Not Available   

I Love You
Ayayatenka   
Kuv hlub koj   

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen   
zam txim rau kuv   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao   
Hmong Njua   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
21,000.00   
99+
310,000.00   
37

Dialect 2
Bontoc   
Hmong Daw   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
China   

How Many People Speak
41,000.00   
39
1,600,000.00   
21

Dialect 3
Not present   
Hmong Do   

Where They Speak
Not present   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million   
99+
4.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.14 %   
99+
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
9.10 million   
99+
3.70 million   
99+

Native Name
ilokano   
Hmong   

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko   
Mong   

French Name
ilocano   
hmong   

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache   
Miao-Sprachen   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Ilocano people   
Hmong people   

History

Origin
18th Century   
19   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Hmong–Mien Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano   
Hmong   

Language Position
94   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2/B
ilo   
Not Available   

ISO 639 3
ilo   
hmv   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ilok1237   
firs1234   

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Ilocano and Hmong Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Ilocano and Hmong dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Hmong language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Hmong Dialects are spoken in different Hmong speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Hmong Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua , Hmong Daw. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Ilocano and Hmong Speaking population

Ilocano and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Ilocano and Hmong on Ilocano vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Hmong Language Codes

Ilocano and Hmong language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Hmong Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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