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Marathi and Hmong


Hmong and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
5   
10

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

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • 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
Konkani Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   
Hmong-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
52   
31
74   
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
14   
11

How Many Consonants
36   
26
60   
36

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
9   
7

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)   

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   
zoo hmo   

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   
zoo tav su   

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   
thov   

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   

Bye
बाय (Bāya)   
Not Available   

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   
Kuv hlub koj   

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   
zam txim rau kuv   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani   
Hmong Njua   

Where They Speak
Kokan   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
23
310,000.00   
37

Dialect 2
Varhadi   
Hmong Daw   

Where They Speak
Vidarbha   
China   

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00   
12
1,600,000.00   
21

Dialect 3
Khandeshi   
Hmong Do   

Where They Speak
Khandesh   
Vietnam   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
42   
29
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million   
25
4.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.10 %   
18
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
68.00 million   
16
3.70 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million   
32
Not Available   

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)   
Hmong   

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   
Mong   

French Name
marathe   
hmong   

German Name
Marathi   
Miao-Sprachen   

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Marathi people   
Hmong people   

History

Origin
10th century   
19   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Hmong–Mien Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Marathi   
Hmong   

Language Position
17   
15
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
mr   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2/B
mar   
Not Available   

ISO 639 3
mar   
hmv   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mara1378   
firs1234   

Linguasphere
omr   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Marathi and Hmong Speaking population

Marathi and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Hmong on Marathi vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Hmong Language Codes

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

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