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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  
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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  
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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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