National Language
Vietnam
Japan
Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Czech Republic
Palau
Regulated By
Not Available
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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.
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Chinese Language
Korean Language
Derived From
Chinese Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Xin chào
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
Cam on
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
Chào buổi tối
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
xin vui lòng
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
Xin lỗi
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
Tạm biệt
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
tôi yêu bạn
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
Xin loi
すみません (Sumimasen)
Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese
Sanuki
Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
Kagawa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese
Hakata
Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
Fukuoka
Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Kansai
Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
kansai
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)
日本語
Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
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French Name
vietnamien
japonais
German Name
Vietnamesisch
Japanisch
Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
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Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese
Japanese
Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
viet1252
nucl1643
Linguasphere
46-EBA
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Vietnamese and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Vietnamese and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Vietnamese are spoken in different Vietnamese Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Vietnamese vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese, North-central Vietnamese. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Vietnamese and Japanese Speaking population
Vietnamese and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Vietnamese and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Vietnamese and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Vietnamese vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Vietnamese and Japanese Language Codes
Vietnamese and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Vietnamese and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
