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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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