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Vietnamese vs Urdu


Urdu vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Vietnam   
Pakistan   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Czech Republic   
India   

Regulated By
Not Available   
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan   

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.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language   
Arabic and Hindi Languages   

Derived From
Chinese Language   
Ghaznavid Persian Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37   
19
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
10   
7

How Many Consonants
21   
11
40   
29

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào   
خوش آمديد   

Thank You
Cam on   
آپ کا شکریہ   

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?   
آپ کیسے ہیں؟   

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon   
گڈ نائٹ   

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối   
سلام علیکم   

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa   
گڈ آفٹر نون   

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng   
گڈ مارننگ   

Please
xin vui lòng   
براہ مہربانی   

Sorry
Xin lỗi   
معاف کرنا   

Bye
Tạm biệt   
الوداع   

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn   
مجھے تم سے محبت   

Excuse Me
Xin loi   
معاف کیجئے گا   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese   
Dakhini   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
11,000,000.00   
12

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese   
Hyderabadi Urdu   

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

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese   
Rekhta   

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   
South Asia   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million   
16
104.00 million   
15

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
0.99 %   
20

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
61.00 million   
19

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
43.00 million   
14

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)   
اُردُو   

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

French Name
vietnamien   
ourdou   

German Name
Vietnamesisch   
Urdu   

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

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 1440   
12th Century CE   

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   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese   
Modern Standard Urdu   

Language Position
14   
13
20   
18

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages   
Signed Urdu   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
vi   
ur   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie   
urd   

ISO 639 2/B
vie   
urd   

ISO 639 3
vie   
urd   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
viet1252   
urdu1245   

Linguasphere
46-EBA   
59-AAF-q   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Fusional   

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Vietnamese and Urdu Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Urdu language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Urdu language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 whereas history of Urdu language states that this language originated in 12th 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 Urdu Language History.

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

Vietnamese vs Urdu Difficulty

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

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