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Vietnamese vs Sanskrit


Sanskrit vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Vietnam   
India   

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   
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.
  
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language   
Old German Language   

Derived From
Chinese Language   
Prakrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37   
19
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
16   
13

How Many Consonants
21   
11
36   
26

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
20 weeks   
5

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào   
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)   

Thank You
Cam on   
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)   

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?   
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)   

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon   
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)   

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối   
शुभः सायंकालः   

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa   
शुभ दुपार   

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng   
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)   

Please
xin vui lòng   
कृपया (kripayā)   

Sorry
Xin lỗi   
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)   

Bye
Tạm biệt   
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)   

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn   
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)   

Excuse Me
Xin loi   
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac   
Not Available   

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese   
Not present   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
0   

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
Not Available   

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
14.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)   
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)   

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

French Name
vietnamien   
sanskrit   

German Name
Vietnamesisch   
Sanskrit   

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

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 1440   
2000 B.C.   

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   
Vedic Sanskrit   

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese   
Sanskrit   

Language Position
14   
13
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
vi   
sa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie   
san   

ISO 639 2/B
vie   
san   

ISO 639 3
vie   
san   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
viet1252   
sans1269   

Linguasphere
46-EBA   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Ancient   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Synthetic   

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Vietnamese and Sanskrit Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Sanskrit language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Sanskrit language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 whereas history of Sanskrit language states that this language originated in 2000 B.C.. 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 Sanskrit Language History.

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

Vietnamese vs Sanskrit Difficulty

The Vietnamese vs Sanskrit difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese Alphabets and Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and Sanskrit, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn Sanskrit time required is 20 weeks.

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