Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
- 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
Malayalam
  
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Hmong-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
zoo hmo
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
zoo tav su
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
thov
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
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I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Kuv hlub koj
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
zam txim rau kuv
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Hmong Njua
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Laos
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Hmong Daw
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
China
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,600,000.00
  
21
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Hmong Do
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Vietnam
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
4.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
3.70 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
Not Available
  
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
Hmong
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Mong
  
French Name
tamoul
  
hmong
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Miao-Sprachen
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Hmong people
  
Origin
300 BC
  
19
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Hmong–Mien Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
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Branch
Not Available
  
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Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Hmong
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
hmv
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
firs1234
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
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Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil 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 Tamil and Hmong greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Hmong language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Hmong word for "Thank You" is Ua tsaug (Oua jow). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Hmong Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Hmong Difficulty
The Tamil vs Hmong difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil 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 Tamil and Hmong are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Hmong, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Hmong time required is 44 weeks.