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Welsh vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Wales  
Vietnam  

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

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  

Similar To
English Language  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
British Language  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
12  
9

How Many Consonants
21  
11
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
9
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Helô  
Xin chào  

Thank You
Diolch  
Cam on  

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
Nos da  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
Noswaith dda  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
Bore da  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
os gwelwch yn dda  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
Hwyl  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh  
Northern Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
38,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg  
North-central Vietnamese  

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

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Powys  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
5  
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
1.14 %  
16

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
16.00 million  
17

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

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

French Name
gallois  
vietnamien  

German Name
Kymrisch  
Vietnamesisch  

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

Ethnicity
Welsh people  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
9th Century  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Not Available  

Branch
Brythonic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  

Standard Forms
Welsh  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
Not Available  
14  
13

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
cy  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
wel  
vie  

ISO 639 3
cym  
vie  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
wels1247  
viet1252  

Linguasphere
50-ABA  
46-EBA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Welsh and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Welsh vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Welsh and Vietnamese language. History of Welsh language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440. 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 Welsh and Vietnamese Language History.

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

Welsh vs Vietnamese Difficulty

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

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