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Vietnamese and Igbo


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
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
Equatorial Guinea  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  
  • 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
Yoruba and Hausa Languages  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
-  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
12  
9

How Many Consonants
28  
18
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks  
18
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
kedụ  
Xin chào  

Thank You
dalụ  
Cam on  

How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
ka chi fo  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
mgbede ọma  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
Biko  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
Ndo  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
Kachifo  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
ngọpụ  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Enuani  
Northern Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
76,000,000.00  
11

Dialect 2
Ngwa  
North-central Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Not present  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
-  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

How Many People Speak
24.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
91.00 million  
16

Speaking Population
0.09 %  
99+
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
24.00 million  
28
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
igbo  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

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

French Name
igbo  
vietnamien  

German Name
Ibo-Sprache  
Vietnamesisch  

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

Ethnicity
Igbo people  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
30th Century BC  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Kwa  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard Igbo  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
57  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ig  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ibo  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
ibo  
vie  

ISO 639 3
ibo  
vie  

ISO 639 6
ibo  
vie  

Glottocode
nucl1417  
viet1252  

Linguasphere
No data available  
46-EBA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Analytic, Isolating  

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All Igbo 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 Igbo and Vietnamese dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Vietnamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Vietnamese Dialects are spoken in different Vietnamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Vietnamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese , North-central Vietnamese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Igbo and Vietnamese Speaking population

Igbo and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % 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 Igbo and Vietnamese on Igbo vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Igbo and Vietnamese Language Codes

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

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