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Indonesian vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam  
Indonesia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Vietnam  
Indonesia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Czech Republic  
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands  

Regulated By
-  
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa  

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language  
Malay language  

Derived From
Chinese Language  
Malay and Dutch Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
6  
3

How Many Consonants
21  
11
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
7  
6

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào  
Halo  

Thank You
Cam on  
Terima kasih  

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?  
Apa kabar?  

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon  
Selamat Malam  

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối  
Malam yang baik  

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa  
Selamat Sore  

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng  
Selamat Pagi  

Please
xin vui lòng  
mohon Untuk  

Sorry
Xin lỗi  
maaf  

Bye
Tạm biệt  
Selamat tinggal  

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn  
Aku cinta kamu  

Excuse Me
Xin loi  
Permisi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese  
Sundanese  

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

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

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese  
Balinese  

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

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

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese  
Minangkabau  

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

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

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
46  
30

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million  
16
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
17
1.16 %  
15

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
23.00 million  
34

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
140.00 million  
4

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)  
Bahasa Melayu  

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

French Name
vietnamien  
indonésien  

German Name
Vietnamesisch  
Bahasa Indonesia  

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

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  
Indonesians  

History

Origin
c. 1440  
7th Century  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese  
Indonesian  

Language Position
14  
13
56  
99+

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
vi  
id  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie  
ind  

ISO 639 2/B
vie  
ind  

ISO 639 3
vie  
ind  

ISO 639 6
vie  
ind  

Glottocode
viet1252  
indo1316  

Linguasphere
46-EBA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Agglutinative  

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Vietnamese and Indonesian Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Indonesian language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Indonesian language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 whereas history of Indonesian language states that this language originated in 7th 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 Indonesian Language History.

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

Vietnamese vs Indonesian Difficulty

The Vietnamese vs Indonesian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese Alphabets and Indonesian 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 Indonesian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and Indonesian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn Indonesian time required is 36 weeks.

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