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Ilocano vs Hmong


Hmong vs 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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Ilocano and Hmong Language History

Comparison of Ilocano vs Hmong language history gives us differences between origin of Ilocano and Hmong language. History of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century whereas history of Hmong language states that this language originated in 19. 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 Ilocano and Hmong Language History.

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Ilocano and Hmong 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 Ilocano and Hmong greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Ilocano and Hmong language. Ilocano word for "Hello" is Kablaaw or Hmong word for "Thank You" is Ua tsaug (Oua jow). Find more of such common Ilocano Greetings and Hmong Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Ilocano vs Hmong Difficulty

The Ilocano vs Hmong difficulty level basically depends on the number of Ilocano Alphabets and Hmong 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 Ilocano and Hmong are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Ilocano and Hmong, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Ilocano is Not Available while to learn Hmong time required is 44 weeks.

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