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Telugu vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
Vietnam  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
  • 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
Tamil  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
12  
9

How Many Consonants
41  
30
21  
11

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
Xin chào  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
Cam on  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Northern Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
11

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
North-central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
91.00 million  
16

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
16
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  

French Name
télougou  
vietnamien  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Vietnamesisch  

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

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
c. 575  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
15  
14
14  
13

Signed Forms
Signed Telugu  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
vie  

ISO 639 3
tel  
vie  

ISO 639 6
tel  
vie  

Glottocode
telu1262  
viet1252  

Linguasphere
No data available  
46-EBA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Telugu and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Telugu vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Telugu and Vietnamese language. History of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575 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 Telugu and Vietnamese Language History.

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

Telugu vs Vietnamese Difficulty

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

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