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Vietnamese vs Maltese


Maltese vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam   
European Union, Malta   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Vietnam   
Malta   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Czech Republic   
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
National Council for the Maltese Language   

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.
  
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language   
Western Arabic Dialects   

Derived From
Chinese Language   
Roman Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37   
19
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
6   
3

How Many Consonants
21   
11
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào   
Ħello   

Thank You
Cam on   
Grazzi   

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?   
Kif int?   

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa   
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb   

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng   
L-għodwa t-tajba   

Please
xin vui lòng   
Jekk jogħġbok   

Sorry
Xin lỗi   
Skużani!   

Bye
Tạm biệt   
Ċaw   

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn   
Inħobbok ħafna   

Excuse Me
Xin loi   
Skużi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese   
Qormi   

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

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese   
Żejtun   

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

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese   
Not Present   

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million   
16
0.52 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
Not Available   

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
0.52 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)   
Malti   

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

French Name
vietnamien   
maltais   

German Name
Vietnamesisch   
Maltesisch   

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

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   
Maltese   

History

Origin
c. 1440   
c. 1470   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Semitic   

Branch
Not Available   
North Abric   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese   
Maltese   

Language Position
14   
13
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages   
Maltese Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
vi   
mt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie   
mlt   

ISO 639 2/B
vie   
mlt   

ISO 639 3
vie   
mlt   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
viet1252   
malt1254   

Linguasphere
46-EBA   
12-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Synthetic   

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Vietnamese and Maltese Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Maltese language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Maltese language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 whereas history of Maltese language states that this language originated in c. 1470. 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 Maltese Language History.

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

Vietnamese vs Maltese Difficulty

The Vietnamese vs Maltese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese Alphabets and Maltese 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 Maltese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and Maltese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn Maltese time required is 30 weeks.

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