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Tagalog vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Tagalog


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
Vietnam   

Second Language
Filipinos   
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom   
Czech Republic   

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
  • 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
25   
7
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
18   
8
21   
11

Scripts
Baybayin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kamusta   
Xin chào   

Thank You
Salamat po   
Cam on   

How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
Magandang gabi   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
Magandang gabi po   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
Magandang umaga po   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
pakiusap   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
pinagsisisihan   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
Paálam   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
Iniibig kita   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog   
Northern Vietnamese   

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

Dialect 2
Bisalog   
North-central Vietnamese   

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

Dialect 3
Filipino   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

How Many People Speak
90,000.00   
30
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
73.00 million   
24
91.00 million   
16

Speaking Population
0.42 %   
32
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
28.00 million   
29
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million   
13
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
Tagalog   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino   
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   

French Name
tagalog   
vietnamien   

German Name
Tagalog   
Vietnamesisch   

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

Ethnicity
Tagalog people   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
1593   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog   
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   

Standard Forms
Filipino   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
58   
99+
14   
13

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
t1   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tgl   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
tgl   
vie   

ISO 639 3
tg1   
vie   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
taga1269   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
31-CKA   
46-EBA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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Tagalog and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Tagalog vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Tagalog and Vietnamese language. History of Tagalog language states that this language originated in 1593 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 Tagalog and Vietnamese Language History.

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

Tagalog vs Vietnamese Difficulty

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

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