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Vietnamese vs Hmong


Hmong vs Vietnamese


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Vietnam  
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  

Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe  
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Czech Republic  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
  • 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
Chinese Language  
Not Available  

Derived From
Chinese Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
74  
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
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
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  

Thank You
Cam on  
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?  
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon  
zoo hmo  

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa  
zoo tav su  

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  

Please
xin vui lòng  
thov  

Sorry
Xin lỗi  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  

Bye
Tạm biệt  
Not Available  

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn  
Kuv hlub koj  

Excuse Me
Xin loi  
zam txim rau kuv  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese  
Hmong Njua  

Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
310,000.00  
37

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese  
Hmong Daw  

Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa  
China  

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

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese  
Hmong Do  

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million  
16
4.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
16
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
3.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
17
Not Available  

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)  
Hmong  

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  
Mong  

French Name
vietnamien  
hmong  

German Name
Vietnamesisch  
Miao-Sprachen  

Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  
Hmong people  

History

Origin
c. 1440  
19  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Hmong–Mien Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese  
Hmong  

Language Position
14  
13
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
vi  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie  
Not Available  

ISO 639 2/B
vie  
Not Available  

ISO 639 3
vie  
hmv  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
viet1252  
firs1234  

Linguasphere
46-EBA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Not Available  

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Vietnamese and Hmong Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Hmong language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Hmong language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 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 Vietnamese and Hmong Language History.

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

Vietnamese vs Hmong Difficulty

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

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