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Yoruba vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Yoruba


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Nigeria  
Vietnam  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  
  • 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
Owo and Itsekiri languages  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
12  
9

How Many Consonants
17  
7
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
9
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Ẹ n lẹ  
Xin chào  

Thank You
e dupe  
Cam on  

How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
Kasun layọ o  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
ka a ale  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
e kaasan  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
e kaaro  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
Jowo  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
binu  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
bye  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri  
Northern Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
500,000.00  
34
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Ede  
North-central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa  

How Many People Speak
800,000.00  
27
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
34
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
91.00 million  
16

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
32
1.14 %  
16

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
16.00 million  
17

Native Name
Yorùbá  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  

French Name
yoruba  
vietnamien  

German Name
Yoruba-Sprache  
Vietnamesisch  

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

Ethnicity
Yoruba people  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
4 BC  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Not Available  

Branch
Kwa  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  

Standard Forms
Yorùbá  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
49  
36
14  
13

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
yo  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
yor  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
yor  
vie  

ISO 639 3
yor  
vie  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
yoru1245  
viet1252  

Linguasphere
No data available  
46-EBA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Yoruba and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Yoruba vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Yoruba and Vietnamese language. History of Yoruba language states that this language originated in 4 BC 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 Yoruba and Vietnamese Language History.

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

Yoruba vs Vietnamese Difficulty

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

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