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
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
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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
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Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Sorry
pesaroso
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
I Love You
Eu te amo
Kuv hlub koj
Excuse Me
desculpe me
zam txim rau kuv
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Hmong Njua
Where They Speak
Brazil
Laos
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Hmong Daw
Where They Speak
Portugal
China
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Hmong Do
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Vietnam
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Português
Hmong
Alternative Names
Português
Mong
French Name
portugais
hmong
German Name
Portugiesisch
Miao-Sprachen
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
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Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Hmong people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Subgroup
Romance
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Hmong
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
pt
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
por
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ISO 639 2/B
por
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
port1283
firs1234
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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Portuguese 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 Portuguese and Hmong greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Portuguese and Hmong language. Portuguese word for "Hello" is Olá or Hmong word for "Thank You" is Ua tsaug (Oua jow). Find more of such common Portuguese Greetings and Hmong Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Portuguese vs Hmong Difficulty
The Portuguese vs Hmong difficulty level basically depends on the number of Portuguese 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 Portuguese and Hmong are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Portuguese and Hmong, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Portuguese is 24 weeks while to learn Hmong time required is 44 weeks.