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Punjabi vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Vietnam  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
  • 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
Hindi Language  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
12  
9

How Many Consonants
41  
30
21  
11

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Xin chào  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
Cam on  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Northern Vietnamese  

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

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
11

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
North-central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
76,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
76,000,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
91.00 million  
16

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  

French Name
pendjabi  
vietnamien  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Vietnamesisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
23  
21
14  
13

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
vie  

ISO 639 3
pan  
vie  

ISO 639 6
panj  
vie  

Glottocode
panj1256  
viet1252  

Linguasphere
No data available  
46-EBA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Punjabi and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Vietnamese language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD 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 Punjabi and Vietnamese Language History.

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

Punjabi vs Vietnamese Difficulty

The Punjabi vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi 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 Punjabi and Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.

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