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Vietnamese vs Kurdish


Kurdish vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam  
Iraq, Kurdistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Vietnam  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Middle East  

Minority Language
Czech Republic  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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.
  
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language  
Farsi Language  

Derived From
Chinese Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
8  
5

How Many Consonants
21  
11
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào  
Silaw  

Thank You
Cam on  
Sipas  

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?  
Tu çawa yî?  

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon  
Şev xweş  

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối  
Evare baş  

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa  
Nee-wa-rowt bash  

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng  
Bayanit bash  

Please
xin vui lòng  
Bê zehmet  

Sorry
Xin lỗi  
Bibûre  

Bye
Tạm biệt  
Be xêr çî  

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn  
Ez te hez dikem  

Excuse Me
Xin loi  
Bê zehmet  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese  
Northern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac  
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
20,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese  
Central Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa  
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
5,000,000.00  
14

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese  
Southern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  
Eastern Iraq  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
3,000,000.00  
12

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million  
16
28.00 million  
38

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
16
0.31 %  
39

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
17
Not Available  

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)  
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди  

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

French Name
vietnamien  
kurde  

German Name
Vietnamesisch  
Kurdisch  

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

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  
Kurds  

History

Origin
c. 1440  
16th century CE  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  
Not Available  

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese  
Kurdish  

Language Position
14  
13
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
vi  
ku  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie  
kur  

ISO 639 2/B
vie  
kur  

ISO 639 3
vie  
kur  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
viet1252  
kurd1259  

Linguasphere
46-EBA  
58-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Not Available  

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Vietnamese and Kurdish Language History

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

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

Vietnamese vs Kurdish Difficulty

The Vietnamese vs Kurdish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese Alphabets and Kurdish 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 Kurdish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and Kurdish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn Kurdish time required is 4 weeks.

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