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Countries

Countries
Vietnam  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Vietnam  
Karnataka, India  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Czech Republic  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

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.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language  
Telugu  

Derived From
Chinese Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
14  
11

How Many Consonants
21  
11
35  
25

Scripts
Latin  
Kannada Script  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
Cam on  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
xin vui lòng  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
Xin lỗi  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
Tạm biệt  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
Xin loi  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
540,000.00  
33

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese  
Urali  

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
220,000.00  
23

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million  
16
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
16
0.58 %  
26

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
17
11.00 million  
21

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
vietnamien  
kannada  

German Name
Vietnamesisch  
Kannada  

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

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
c. 1440  
c. 450  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Dravidian 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  
Old Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
14  
13
31  
25

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
vi  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
vie  
kan  

ISO 639 3
vie  
kan  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
viet1252  
nucl1305  

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 Kannada Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Kannada language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Kannada language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 whereas history of Kannada language states that this language originated in c. 450. 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 Kannada Language History.

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

Vietnamese vs Kannada Difficulty

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

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