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Catalan and Vietnamese


Vietnamese and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Vietnam   

Second Language
Spain   
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Czech Republic   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
23   
13
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Xin chào   

Thank You
Gràcies   
Cam on   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
Bona nit   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
Sisplau   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
Perdó!   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
Adéu   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
T'estimo   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Northern Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Valencian   
North-central Vietnamese   

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

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
5   
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
català   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
vietnamien   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Vietnamesisch   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
Not Available   
14   
13

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
vie   

ISO 639 3
cat   
vie   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
46-EBA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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All Catalan and Vietnamese 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 Catalan and Vietnamese dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Vietnamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Vietnamese Dialects are spoken in different Vietnamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Vietnamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese , North-central Vietnamese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Catalan and Vietnamese Speaking population

Catalan and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 %. 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 Catalan and Vietnamese on Catalan vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Vietnamese Language Codes

Catalan and Vietnamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Vietnamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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