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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
Welsh-Alphabets.jpg#200   
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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