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Sinhalese and Vietnamese


Vietnamese and Sinhalese


Countries

Countries
Sri Lanka   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Sri Lanka   
Vietnam   

Second Language
Sri Lanka   
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Czech Republic   

Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
  
  • 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
Maldivian Language   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
54   
33
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
18   
15
12   
9

How Many Consonants
36   
26
21   
11

Scripts
Sinhala alphabet   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
හලෝ (halō)   
Xin chào   

Thank You
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)   
Cam on   

How Are You?
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
බායි (bāyi)   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vedda   
Northern Vietnamese   

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

Dialect 2
Not Available   
North-central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

Total No. Of Dialects
1   
1
5   
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.25 %   
99+
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
16.00 million   
39
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million   
34
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
සිංහල (sĩhala)   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

Alternative Names
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala   
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   

French Name
singhalais   
vietnamien   

German Name
Singhalesisch   
Vietnamesisch   

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

Ethnicity
Sinhalese people   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
3   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Modern Sinhalese   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
70   
99+
14   
13

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
si   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sin   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
sin   
vie   

ISO 639 3
sin   
vie   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sinh1246   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
No data available   
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 Sinhalese 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 Sinhalese and Vietnamese dialects. Various dialects of Sinhalese and Vietnamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sinhalese are spoken in different Sinhalese Speaking Countries whereas Vietnamese Dialects are spoken in different Vietnamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sinhalese vs Vietnamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda, Not Available. Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese , North-central Vietnamese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Sinhalese and Vietnamese Speaking population

Sinhalese and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sinhalese and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Sinhalese and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 % 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 Sinhalese and Vietnamese on Sinhalese vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sinhalese and Vietnamese Language Codes

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