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Swahili vs Hmong


Hmong vs Swahili


Countries

Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya  
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
5  
10

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)  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
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  • 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  
Not Available  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
74  
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
14  
11

How Many Consonants
21  
11
60  
36

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
9  
7

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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  

Please
tafadhali  
thov  

Sorry
pole  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  

Bye
bye  
Not Available  

I Love You
nakupenda  
Kuv hlub koj  

Excuse Me
Samahani  
zam txim rau kuv  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kiunguja  
Hmong Njua  

Where They Speak
Zanzibar island  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
310,000.00  
37

Dialect 2
Kimrima  
Hmong Daw  

Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam  
China  

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

Dialect 3
Kimgao  
Hmong Do  

Where They Speak
Kilwa  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million  
13
4.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
3.70 million  
99+

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  

History

Origin
6th century  
19  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Hmong–Mien Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Not Available  

Branch
Bantu  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Swahili  
Hmong  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
sw  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swa  
Not Available  

ISO 639 2/B
swa  
Not Available  

ISO 639 3
swa  
hmv  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
swah1254  
firs1234  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-m  
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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Swahili and Hmong Language History

Comparison of Swahili vs Hmong language history gives us differences between origin of Swahili and Hmong language. History of Swahili language states that this language originated in 6th 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 Swahili and Hmong Language History.

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

Swahili vs Hmong Difficulty

The Swahili vs Hmong difficulty level basically depends on the number of Swahili 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 Swahili and Hmong are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Swahili and Hmong, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Swahili is 36 weeks while to learn Hmong time required is 44 weeks.

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