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Malagasy and Hmong


Hmong and Malagasy


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
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
Africa   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  
  • 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
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Derived From
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
74   
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
14   
11

How Many Consonants
20   
10
60   
36

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
9   
7

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)   

Thank You
Misaotra   
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
zoo hmo   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
zoo tav su   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   

Please
azafady   
thov   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   

Bye
Veloma!   
Not Available   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
Kuv hlub koj   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
zam txim rau kuv   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Hmong Njua   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
310,000.00   
37

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Hmong Daw   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
China   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
1,600,000.00   
21

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Hmong Do   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
4.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
3.70 million   
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
Hmong   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Mong   

French Name
malgache   
hmong   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Miao-Sprachen   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Hmong people   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
19   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Hmong–Mien Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Hmong   

Language Position
84   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
Not Available   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
hmv   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
firs1234   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
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All Malagasy 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 Malagasy and Hmong dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Hmong language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Hmong Dialects are spoken in different Hmong speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Hmong Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua , Hmong Daw. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malagasy and Hmong Speaking population

Malagasy and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % 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 Malagasy and Hmong on Malagasy vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Hmong Language Codes

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

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