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Latvian vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Latvia   
Vietnam   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Czech Republic   

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  
  • 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
Lithuanian Language   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
12   
9

How Many Consonants
24   
14
21   
11

Scripts
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
Sveiki   
Xin chào   

Thank You
Paldies   
Cam on   

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
Ar labunakti   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
Labvakar   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
Labdien   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
Labrīt   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
lūdzu   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
Piedodiet!   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
Uz redzēšanos   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian   
Northern Vietnamese   

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

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian   
North-central Vietnamese   

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

Dialect 3
High Latvian   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
France, Latvia   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
5   
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
1.75 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
latviešu valoda   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

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

French Name
letton   
vietnamien   

German Name
Lettisch   
Vietnamesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
1530   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Baltic   
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
Latvian   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
Not Available   
14   
13

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lv   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
lav   
vie   

ISO 639 3
lav   
vie   

ISO 639 6
not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
latv1249   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a   
46-EBA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Analytic, Isolating   

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Latvian and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Latvian vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Latvian and Vietnamese language. History of Latvian language states that this language originated in 1530 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 Latvian and Vietnamese Language History.

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

Latvian vs Vietnamese Difficulty

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