Countries
Philippines
  
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
  
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
  
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Hmong-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Balangao
  
Hmong Njua
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Laos
  
Dialect 2
Bontoc
  
Hmong Daw
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
China
  
How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00
  
21
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Hmong Do
  
Where They Speak
Not present
  
Vietnam
  
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million
  
99+
4.00 million
  
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
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
  
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Language Morphological Typology
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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.