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Ilocano vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Vietnam  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • 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
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
-  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
12  
9

How Many Consonants
20  
10
21  
11

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
Xin chào  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
Cam on  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
mangngegda  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
Pakada  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Northern Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
11

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
North-central Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Not present  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
76,000,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
5  
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
ilokano  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  

French Name
ilocano  
vietnamien  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Vietnamesisch  

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

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
18th Century  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
94  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
vie  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
vie  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
vie  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
viet1252  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
46-EBA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Ilocano and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Ilocano vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Ilocano and Vietnamese language. History of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th 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 Ilocano and Vietnamese Language History.

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

Ilocano vs Vietnamese Difficulty

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

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