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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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