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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

Vietnamese and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Vietnamese and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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