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Pashto and Vietnamese


Vietnamese and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
Vietnam   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Czech Republic   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
  • The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
  • 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
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
12   
9

How Many Consonants
29   
19
21   
11

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
Xin chào   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
Cam on   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Northern Vietnamese   

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

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00   
14
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
North-central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
4
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
91.00 million   
16

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   

French Name
pachto   
vietnamien   

German Name
Paschtu   
Vietnamesisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
1651   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Iranian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
82   
99+
14   
13

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
vie   

ISO 639 3
pus   
vie   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
pash1269   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
46-EBA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Analytic, Isolating   

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

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Pashto and Vietnamese Speaking population

Pashto and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % 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 Pashto and Vietnamese on Pashto vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Vietnamese Language Codes

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

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