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Vietnamese vs Hausa


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Countries

Countries
Vietnam  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Vietnam  
Gambia, Nigeria  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Czech Republic  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

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.
  
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language  
Not Available  

Derived From
Chinese Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
12  
9

How Many Consonants
21  
11
32  
22

Scripts
Latin  
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  
sannu  

Thank You
Cam on  
gode ku  

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?  
yaya dai  

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon  
mai kyau dare  

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối  
barka da yamma  

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa  
barka da rana  

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng  
mai kyau safe  

Please
xin vui lòng  
Don Allah  

Sorry
Xin lỗi  
yi hakuri  

Bye
Tạm biệt  
sai anjima  

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn  
Ina son ku  

Excuse Me
Xin loi  
gafara dai  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese  
Gaananci  

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

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese  
Kurhwayanci  

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

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese  
Daragaram  

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  
Niger  

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million  
16
50.00 million  
28

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
16
0.52 %  
28

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
35.00 million  
27

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
17
15.00 million  
18

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  

French Name
vietnamien  
haoussa  

German Name
Vietnamesisch  
Haussa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  
Hausa–Fulani people  

History

Origin
c. 1440  
14  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Chadic  

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  
Hausa  

Language Position
14  
13
34  
27

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
vi  
ha  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie  
hau  

ISO 639 2/B
vie  
hau  

ISO 639 3
vie  
hau  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
viet1252  
haus1257  

Linguasphere
46-EBA  
19-HAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Fusional  

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Vietnamese and Hausa Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Hausa language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Hausa language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 whereas history of Hausa language states that this language originated in 14. 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 Hausa Language History.

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

Vietnamese vs Hausa Difficulty

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

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