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Vietnamese vs Punjabi


Punjabi vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Vietnam   
India, Pakistan   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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

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.
  
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language   
Hindi Language   

Derived From
Chinese Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37   
19
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
9   
6

How Many Consonants
21   
11
41   
30

Scripts
Latin   
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   

Thank You
Cam on   
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?   
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon   
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Please
xin vui lòng   
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   

Sorry
Xin lỗi   
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   

Bye
Tạm biệt   
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn   
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   

Excuse Me
Xin loi   
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese   
Pothohari   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese   
Saraiki   

Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
20,000,000.00   
5

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese   
Doabi   

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   
Pakistan, Punjab, India   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
30   
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million   
16
154.30 million   
12

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
1.44 %   
11

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
100.00 million   
11

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
54.30 million   
12

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)   
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   

French Name
vietnamien   
pendjabi   

German Name
Vietnamesisch   
Pandschabi-Sprache   

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

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   
Punjabis   

History

Origin
c. 1440   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese   
Modern Punjabi   

Language Position
14   
13
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
vi   
pa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie   
pan   

ISO 639 2/B
vie   
pan   

ISO 639 3
vie   
pan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
viet1252   
panj1256   

Linguasphere
46-EBA   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Fusional   

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Vietnamese and Punjabi Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Punjabi language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Punjabi language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 whereas history of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD. 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 Punjabi Language History.

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

Vietnamese vs Punjabi Difficulty

The Vietnamese vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese Alphabets and Punjabi 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 Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.

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