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Vietnamese vs Filipino


Filipino vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Vietnam  
Philippines  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Czech Republic  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
Chinese Language  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào  
Kumusta  

Thank You
Cam on  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?  
Kumusta  

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng  
Magandang umaga  

Please
xin vui lòng  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
Xin lỗi  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
Tạm biệt  
Paalam  

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
Xin loi  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac  
Philippines  

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese  
Hiligaynon  

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
8,200,000.00  
11

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
2,600,000.00  
13

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million  
16
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
16
Not Available  

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
17
45.00 million  
13

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  
Pilipino  

French Name
vietnamien  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Vietnamesisch  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
c. 1440  
16th Century  

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  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese  
Filipino  

Language Position
14  
13
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
vi  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
vie  
fil  

ISO 639 3
vie  
fil  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
viet1252  
fili1244  

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  
Not Available  

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Vietnamese and Filipino Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Filipino language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 whereas history of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th 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 Filipino Language History.

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

Vietnamese vs Filipino Difficulty

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

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