Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
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
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Hmong-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
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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
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Hmong Njua
Where They Speak
Kokan
Laos
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Hmong Daw
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
China
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Hmong Do
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Vietnam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
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]
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Ethnicity
Marathi people
Hmong people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
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Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Marathi
Hmong
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
mr
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
mar
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
mar
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
mara1378
firs1234
Linguasphere
omr
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Marathi 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 Marathi and Hmong greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Hmong language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Hmong word for "Thank You" is Ua tsaug (Oua jow). Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Hmong Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Hmong Difficulty
The Marathi vs Hmong difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi 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 Marathi and Hmong are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Hmong, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Hmong time required is 44 weeks.
