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Vietnamese and Catalan


Catalan and Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
Vietnam   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Czech Republic   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language   
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   

Derived From
Chinese Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
37   
19
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
23   
13

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào   
Hola   

Thank You
Cam on   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?   
Com estàs?   

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon   
Bona nit   

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối   
Bona nit   

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa   
Bona tarda   

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng   
Bon dia   

Please
xin vui lòng   
Sisplau   

Sorry
Xin lỗi   
Perdó!   

Bye
Tạm biệt   
Adéu   

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
Xin loi   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese   
Caló   

Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese   
Valencian   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
Not Available   

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)   
català   

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   

French Name
vietnamien   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Vietnamesisch   
Katalanisch   

Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
c. 1440   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Language Position
14   
13
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
vi   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
vie   
cat   

ISO 639 3
vie   
cat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
viet1252   
stan1289   

Linguasphere
46-EBA   
51-AAA-e   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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

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Vietnamese and Catalan Speaking population

Vietnamese and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Vietnamese and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Vietnamese and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available. 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 Vietnamese and Catalan on Vietnamese vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Vietnamese and Catalan Language Codes

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