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Vietnamese vs Indonesian


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
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
7   
6

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
36 weeks   
10

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
Not Available   
38,000,000.00   
8

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
Not Available   
3,300,000.00   
17

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese   
Minangkabau   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,000,000.00   
7

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 %   
16
1.16 %   
14

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
23.00 million   
34

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
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)   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   
Indonesians   

History

Origin
c. 1440   
7th Century   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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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