Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
  
National Language
Ethiopia
  
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
Somalia
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
- 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
Somali Language
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
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Alphabets in
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Hmong-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
akkam
  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
  
Thank You
Galatoomi
  
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
  
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
  
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
  
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
  
zoo hmo
  
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
  
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
  
zoo tav su
  
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
  
Please
Maaloo
  
thov
  
Sorry
naa dhiisi
  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
  
Bye
Nagayattii!
  
Not Available
  
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
  
Kuv hlub koj
  
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
  
zam txim rau kuv
  
Dialect 1
Borana
  
Hmong Njua
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
Laos
  
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00
  
19
Dialect 2
Orma
  
Hmong Daw
  
Where They Speak
Kenya
  
China
  
How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00
  
21
Dialect 3
Wata
  
Hmong Do
  
Where They Speak
Kenya
  
Vietnam
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
4.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
24.00 million
  
33
3.70 million
  
99+
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
  
Hmong
  
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
  
Mong
  
French Name
galla
  
hmong
  
German Name
Galla-Sprache
  
Miao-Sprachen
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Oromos
  
Hmong people
  
Origin
16
  
19
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Hmong–Mien Family
  
Subgroup
Cushitic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
  
Hmong
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
om
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
orm
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2/B
orm
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 3
orm
  
hmv
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1736
  
firs1234
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
All Oromo 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 Oromo and Hmong dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Hmong language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Hmong Dialects are spoken in different Hmong speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Hmong Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua , Hmong Daw. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Hmong Speaking population
Oromo and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % 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 Oromo and Hmong on Oromo vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Hmong Language Codes
Oromo and Hmong language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Hmong Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.