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Filipino vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Vietnam  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • 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
Tagalog Language  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
Spanish Language  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28  
10
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
23  
13
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta  
Xin chào  

Thank You
Salamat  
Cam on  

How Are You?
Kumusta  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
magandang gabi  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
Mangyaring  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
Paalam  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
Mahal kita  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol  
Northern Vietnamese  

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

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon  
North-central Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00  
11
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Waray  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00  
13
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million  
17
91.00 million  
16

Speaking Population
Not Available  
1.14 %  
16

Native Speakers
45.00 million  
23
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
13
16.00 million  
17

Native Name
filipino  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

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

French Name
filipino; pilipino  
vietnamien  

German Name
Pilipino  
Vietnamesisch  

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
16th Century  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
Not Available  
14  
13

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
fil  
vie  

ISO 639 3
fil  
vie  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
fili1244  
viet1252  

Linguasphere
No Data Available  
46-EBA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Filipino and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Filipino vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Filipino and Vietnamese language. History of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century 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 Filipino and Vietnamese Language History.

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

Filipino vs Vietnamese Difficulty

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

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