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Catalan vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs 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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Catalan and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Vietnamese language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440. 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 Catalan and Vietnamese Language History.

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Catalan and Vietnamese 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 Catalan and Vietnamese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Vietnamese language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Vietnamese word for "Thank You" is Cam on. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Vietnamese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Catalan vs Vietnamese Difficulty

The Catalan vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Vietnamese 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 Catalan and Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.

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