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Vietnamese and Indonesian


Countries

Countries
Indonesia  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Indonesia  
Vietnam  

Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia  
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  
  • 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
Malay language  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
12  
9

How Many Consonants
19  
9
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
7  
6
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
Xin chào  

Thank You
Terima kasih  
Cam on  

How Are You?
Apa kabar?  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
Selamat Malam  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
Malam yang baik  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
Selamat Sore  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
Selamat Pagi  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
mohon Untuk  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
maaf  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
Selamat tinggal  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
Aku cinta kamu  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
Permisi  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sundanese  
Northern Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
19
76,000,000.00  
11

Dialect 2
Balinese  
North-central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa  

How Many People Speak
3,300,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Minangkabau  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Indonesia, Malaysia  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
76,000,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
46  
30
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
91.00 million  
16

Speaking Population
1.16 %  
15
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
23.00 million  
34
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
140.00 million  
4
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
Bahasa Melayu  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

Alternative Names
Bahasa Indonesia  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  

French Name
indonésien  
vietnamien  

German Name
Bahasa Indonesia  
Vietnamesisch  

Pronunciation
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]  
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)  

Ethnicity
Indonesians  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
7th Century  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Malay  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  

Standard Forms
Indonesian  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
56  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
id  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ind  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
ind  
vie  

ISO 639 3
ind  
vie  

ISO 639 6
ind  
vie  

Glottocode
indo1316  
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
Agglutinative  
Analytic, Isolating  

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

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Indonesian and Vietnamese Speaking population

Indonesian and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Indonesian and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Indonesian and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 % 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 Indonesian and Vietnamese on Indonesian vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Indonesian and Vietnamese Language Codes

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

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