Countries
Vietnam
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
Vietnam
Indonesia, Island of Madura
Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Czech Republic
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
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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.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Chinese Language
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
Chinese Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
Cam on
matur nuwun
How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?
piye kabare?
Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
Chào buổi tối
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng
Sugeng énjing
Please
xin vui lòng
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Sorry
Xin lỗi
Nyuwun pangapunten
Bye
Tạm biệt
Not Available
I Love You
tôi yêu bạn
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
Xin loi
Nuwun séwu
Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese
Kangean
Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese
Bawean
Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
Indonesia
Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
Indonesia
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)
Madurese
Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
vietnamien
madourais
German Name
Vietnamesisch
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
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Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Madurese
Origin
c. 1440
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Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
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Indonesian
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese
Madurese
Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
vi
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
viet1252
madu1247
Linguasphere
46-EBA
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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Vietnamese and Madurese 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 Madurese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Vietnamese and Madurese language. Vietnamese word for "Hello" is Xin chào or Madurese word for "Thank You" is matur nuwun. Find more of such common Vietnamese Greetings and Madurese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Vietnamese vs Madurese Difficulty
The Vietnamese vs Madurese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese Alphabets and Madurese 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 Madurese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and Madurese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn Madurese time required is 44 weeks.