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Somali vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Somalia  
Vietnam  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East  
Asia  

Minority Language
Yemen  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  
  • 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
Afar and Oromo Language  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
21  
11
21  
11

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks  
12
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
Xin chào  

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay  
Cam on  

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
Habeenka Good  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
Evening Good  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
Fadlan  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
sorry  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
caraysiiyo  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali  
Northern Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali  
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac  

Dialect 2
Benaadir  
North-central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa  

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Standard Somali  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
5  
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
1.14 %  
16

Native Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
16.00 million  
17

Native Name
af Soomaali  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  

French Name
somali  
vietnamien  

German Name
Somali  
Vietnamesisch  

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

Ethnicity
Somalis  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
19th century  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
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
Somali  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
83  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
so  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
som  
vie  

ISO 639 3
som  
vie  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
soma1255  
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
Not Available  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Somali and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Somali vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Somali and Vietnamese language. History of Somali language states that this language originated in 19th 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 Somali and Vietnamese Language History.

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

Somali vs Vietnamese Difficulty

The Somali vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Somali 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 Somali and Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Somali and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Somali is 52 weeks while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.

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