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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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