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Vietnamese and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Vietnam  

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • 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
Armenian  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
12  
9

How Many Consonants
17  
7
21  
11

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
Xin chào  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
Cam on  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Northern Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
11

Dialect 2
Griko  
North-central Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
76,000,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
5  
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
ελληνικά  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
vietnamien  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Vietnamesisch  

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

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
74  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
vie  

ISO 639 3
ell  
vie  

ISO 639 6
ells  
vie  

Glottocode
gree1276  
viet1252  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
46-EBA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Analytic, Isolating  

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All Greek and Vietnamese Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Greek and Vietnamese dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Vietnamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Vietnamese Dialects are spoken in different Vietnamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Vietnamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese , North-central Vietnamese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Greek and Vietnamese Speaking population

Greek and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Greek and Vietnamese on Greek vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Vietnamese Language Codes

Greek and Vietnamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Vietnamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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