Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Vietnam
  
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 in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
North-central Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
  
How Many People Speak
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
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
91.00 million
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Vietnamese sign languages
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.