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Vietnamese vs Bosnian


Bosnian vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam  
Bosnia and Herzegovina  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Vietnam  
Bosnia and Herzegovina  

Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Czech Republic  
Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

Regulated By
Not Available  
University of Sarajevo  

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.
  
  • South Slavic language group developed Bosnian Language.
  • The muslim Bosnians are referred as "Bosniaks", who are the primary speakers of Bosnian language.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language  
Serbian and Croatian  

Derived From
Chinese Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
25  
15

Scripts
Latin  
Cyrillic, Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào  
Zdravo  

Thank You
Cam on  
Hvala  

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?  
Kako si?  

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon  
Laku noc  

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối  
Dobro veće  

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa  
Dobar dan  

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng  
Dobro jutro  

Please
xin vui lòng  
molim vas  

Sorry
Xin lỗi  
Oprostite  

Bye
Tạm biệt  
Zbogom  

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn  
Volim te  

Excuse Me
Xin loi  
Oprostite  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese  
Shtokavian  

Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac  
Bosnia, Croatia, Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
13,000,000.00  
11

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese  
Chakavian  

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
660,000.00  
28

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese  
Kajkavian  

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  
Croatia  

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
16
Not Available  

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
3.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
17
Not Available  

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)  
bosanski / босански / بۉسانسقى  

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

French Name
vietnamien  
bosniaque  

German Name
Vietnamesisch  
Bosnisch  

Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)  
[bɔ̌sanskiː]  

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  
Bosniaks  

History

Origin
c. 1440  
19th Century  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Indo-European 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  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese  
Bosnian  

Language Position
14  
13
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
vi  
bs  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie  
bos  

ISO 639 2/B
vie  
bos  

ISO 639 3
vie  
bos  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
boss  

Glottocode
viet1252  
bosn1245  

Linguasphere
46-EBA  
part of 53-AAA-g  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Not Available  

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Vietnamese and Bosnian Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Bosnian language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Bosnian language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 whereas history of Bosnian language states that this language originated in 19th Century. 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 Vietnamese and Bosnian Language History.

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Vietnamese and Bosnian 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 Vietnamese and Bosnian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Vietnamese and Bosnian language. Vietnamese word for "Hello" is Xin chào or Bosnian word for "Thank You" is Hvala. Find more of such common Vietnamese Greetings and Bosnian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Vietnamese vs Bosnian Difficulty

The Vietnamese vs Bosnian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese Alphabets and Bosnian 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 Vietnamese and Bosnian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and Bosnian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn Bosnian time required is 44 weeks.

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