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Shona and Hmong


Hmong and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
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
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  
  • 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
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
74   
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
14   
11

How Many Consonants
46   
34
60   
36

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
9   
7

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
zoo hmo   

Good Evening
Manheru   
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
zoo tav su   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
thov   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   

Bye
bye   
Not Available   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
Kuv hlub koj   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
zam txim rau kuv   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Hmong Njua   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
310,000.00   
37

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Hmong Daw   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
China   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,600,000.00   
21

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Hmong Do   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
4.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
3.70 million   
99+

Native Name
Not Available   
Hmong   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Mong   

French Name
shona   
hmong   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Miao-Sprachen   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Hmong people   

History

Origin
20th century   
19   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Hmong–Mien Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Hmong   

Language Position
107   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
Not Available   

ISO 639 3
sna   
hmv   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
firs1234   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Shona and Hmong Speaking population

Shona and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % 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 Shona and Hmong on Shona vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Hmong Language Codes

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

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