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Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
India  
Vietnam  

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • 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
Konkani Language  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
12  
9

How Many Consonants
36  
26
21  
11

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
Xin chào  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
Cam on  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Northern Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
23
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
North-central Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
12
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
15
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
91.00 million  
16

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
18
1.14 %  
16

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
32
16.00 million  
17

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  

French Name
marathe  
vietnamien  

German Name
Marathi  
Vietnamesisch  

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

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
10th century  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Not Available  

Branch
Indic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
17  
15
14  
13

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
vie  

ISO 639 3
mar  
vie  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mara1378  
viet1252  

Linguasphere
omr  
46-EBA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Marathi and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Marathi vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Marathi and Vietnamese language. History of Marathi language states that this language originated in 10th 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 Marathi and Vietnamese Language History.

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

Marathi vs Vietnamese Difficulty

The Marathi vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi 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 Marathi and Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.

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