National Language
Japan
Vietnam
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Asia
Minority Language
Palau
Czech Republic
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- 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
Korean Language
Chinese Language
Derived From
Not Available
Chinese Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Xin chào
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
Cam on
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Bạn khỏe không?
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Chúc ngủ ngon
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Chào buổi tối
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Chào buổi trưa
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
Chào buổi sáng
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
xin vui lòng
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Xin lỗi
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
Tạm biệt
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
tôi yêu bạn
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
Xin loi
Dialect 1
Sanuki
Northern Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hakata
North-central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
Dialect 3
Kansai
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
kansai
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
日本語
tiếng việt (㗂越)
Alternative Names
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Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
French Name
japonais
vietnamien
German Name
Japanisch
Vietnamesisch
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Language Family
Japonic Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Standard Forms
Japanese
Standard Vietnamese
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Vietnamese sign languages
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1643
viet1252
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
46-EBA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Analytic, Isolating
All Japanese 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 Japanese and Vietnamese dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Vietnamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Vietnamese Dialects are spoken in different Vietnamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Vietnamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese , North-central Vietnamese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Vietnamese Speaking population
Japanese and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Vietnamese on Japanese vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Vietnamese Language Codes
Japanese and Vietnamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Vietnamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.