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Hmong and Portuguese


Countries

Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe   
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
10   
6
5   
10

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

Second Language
United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America   
Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  
  • 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
Spanish and Galician Languages   
Not Available   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Hmong-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
23   
5
74   
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
14   
11

How Many Consonants
19   
9
60   
36

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
9   
7

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Olá   
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)   

Thank You
obrigado   
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   

How Are You?
Como você está?   
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)   

Good Night
boa noite   
zoo hmo   

Good Evening
boa Noite   
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   

Good Afternoon
boa Tarde   
zoo tav su   

Good Morning
bom Dia   
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   

Please
Por Favor   
thov   

Sorry
pesaroso   
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   

Bye
tchau   
Not Available   

I Love You
Eu te amo   
Kuv hlub koj   

Excuse Me
desculpe me   
zam txim rau kuv   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese   
Hmong Njua   

Where They Speak
Brazil   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
204,000,000.00   
4
310,000.00   
37

Dialect 2
European Portuguese   
Hmong Daw   

Where They Speak
Portugal   
China   

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00   
9
1,600,000.00   
21

Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole   
Hmong Do   

Where They Speak
Daman and Diu   
Vietnam   

How Many People Speak
4,000.00   
36
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
26   
22
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
231.00 million   
7
4.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
3.27 %   
7
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
216.00 million   
5
3.70 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million   
18
Not Available   

Native Name
Português   
Hmong   

Alternative Names
Português   
Mong   

French Name
portugais   
hmong   

German Name
Portugiesisch   
Miao-Sprachen   

Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses   
Hmong people   

History

Origin
3rd Century   
19   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Hmong–Mien Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Portuguese   
Hmong   

Language Position
6   
6
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
pt   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
por   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2/B
por   
Not Available   

ISO 639 3
por   
hmv   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
port1283   
firs1234   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Portuguese and Hmong Speaking population

Portuguese and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % 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 Portuguese and Hmong on Portuguese vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Portuguese and Hmong Language Codes

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

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