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Vietnamese and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Vietnam   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Czech Republic   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • 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
Armenian   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
12   
9

How Many Consonants
17   
7
21   
11

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
Xin chào   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
Cam on   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Northern Vietnamese   

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

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Griko   
North-central Vietnamese   

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

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
5   
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
ελληνικά   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
vietnamien   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Vietnamesisch   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
74   
99+
14   
13

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
vie   

ISO 639 3
ell   
vie   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
46-EBA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Analytic, Isolating   

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

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Greek and Vietnamese Speaking population

Greek and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % 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 Greek and Vietnamese on Greek vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Vietnamese Language Codes

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

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