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Vietnamese vs Ilocano


Ilocano vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Vietnam  
Philippines  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Czech Republic  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
Chinese Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
6  
3

How Many Consonants
21  
11
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
Cam on  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
xin vui lòng  
mangngegda  

Sorry
Xin lỗi  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
Tạm biệt  
Pakada  

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
Xin loi  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese  
Balangao  

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

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

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese  
Bontoc  

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

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

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese  
Not present  

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

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

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
17
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)  
ilokano  

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

French Name
vietnamien  
ilocano  

German Name
Vietnamesisch  
Ilokano-Sprache  

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

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
c. 1440  
18th Century  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
14  
13
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
vi  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
vie  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
vie  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
vie  
ilo  

Glottocode
viet1252  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
46-EBA  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
-  

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Vietnamese and Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Ilocano language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 whereas history of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century. 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 Vietnamese and Ilocano Language History.

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

Vietnamese vs Ilocano Difficulty

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

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