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Kannada vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Karnataka, India  
Vietnam  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
  • 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
Telugu  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
12  
9

How Many Consonants
35  
25
21  
11

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
Xin chào  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
Cam on  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Northern Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
33
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Urali  
North-central Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
23
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
91.00 million  
16

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
1.14 %  
16

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
21
16.00 million  
17

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  

French Name
kannada  
vietnamien  

German Name
Kannada  
Vietnamesisch  

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

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
c. 450  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
31  
25
14  
13

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
vie  

ISO 639 3
kan  
vie  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
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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Kannada and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Kannada vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Kannada and Vietnamese language. History of Kannada language states that this language originated in c. 450 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 Kannada and Vietnamese Language History.

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

Kannada vs Vietnamese Difficulty

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

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