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Shona vs Hmong


Hmong vs 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  
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Shona and Hmong Language History

Comparison of Shona vs Hmong language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Hmong language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Hmong language states that this language originated in 19. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Shona and Hmong Language History.

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Shona 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 Shona and Hmong greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Shona and Hmong language. Shona word for "Hello" is Mhoro or Hmong word for "Thank You" is Ua tsaug (Oua jow). Find more of such common Shona Greetings and Hmong Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Shona vs Hmong Difficulty

The Shona vs Hmong difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona 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 Shona and Hmong are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Hmong, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn Hmong time required is 44 weeks.

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