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Vietnamese and Malaysian


Malaysian and Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam   
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Vietnam   
Malaysia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Czech Republic   
Thailand   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka   

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.
  
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language   
Indonesian Language   

Derived From
Chinese Language   
Tamil Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37   
19
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
6   
3

How Many Consonants
21   
11
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào   
Hai   

Thank You
Cam on   
terima kasih   

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?   
Apa khabar?   

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon   
Selamat Malam   

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối   
Selamat Petang   

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa   
Selamat tengah hari   

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng   
Selamat pagi   

Please
xin vui lòng   
sila   

Sorry
Xin lỗi   
maaf   

Bye
Tạm biệt   
Selamat tinggal   

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn   
Saya sayang kamu   

Excuse Me
Xin loi   
Maafkan saya   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese   
Bengkulu   

Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac   
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,600,000.00   
25

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese   
Pekal   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
30,000.00   
40

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese   
Musi   

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,100,000.00   
11

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
24   
20

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million   
16
175.00 million   
10

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
1.16 %   
14

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
77.00 million   
12

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
98.00 million   
8

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)   
Bahasa melayu   

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   
Not Available   

French Name
vietnamien   
malais   

German Name
Vietnamesisch   
Malaiisch   

Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]   

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 1440   
c. 683 AD   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese   
Pluricentric Standard Malay   

Language Position
14   
13
54   
39

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages   
Malaysian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
vi   
ms   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie   
msa   

ISO 639 2/B
vie   
may   

ISO 639 3
vie   
zsm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
viet1252   
stan1306   

Linguasphere
46-EBA   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Agglutinative   

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

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Vietnamese and Malaysian Speaking population

Vietnamese and Malaysian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Vietnamese and Malaysian languages can be compared. The total count of Vietnamese and Malaysian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 %. 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 Malaysian on Vietnamese vs Malaysian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Vietnamese and Malaysian Language Codes

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

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