Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
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Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Hmong-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Habari
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
Thank You
Asante
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
Good Night
Usiku mwema
zoo hmo
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
zoo tav su
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
Sorry
pole
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
I Love You
nakupenda
Kuv hlub koj
Excuse Me
Samahani
zam txim rau kuv
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Hmong Njua
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Hmong Daw
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
China
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Hmong Do
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Vietnam
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Hmong
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Mong
French Name
swahili
hmong
German Name
Swahili
Miao-Sprachen
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Hmong people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Hmong
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
sw
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
swa
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
swa
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
swah1254
firs1234
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Swahili 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 Swahili and Hmong dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Hmong language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Hmong Dialects are spoken in different Hmong speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Hmong Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua , Hmong Daw. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Hmong Speaking population
Swahili and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available 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 Swahili and Hmong on Swahili vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Hmong Language Codes
Swahili and Hmong language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Hmong Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.