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Vietnamese vs Punjabi


Punjabi vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Vietnam  
India, Pakistan  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
Chinese Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
9  
6

How Many Consonants
21  
11
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
Cam on  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

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

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

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

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

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

Please
xin vui lòng  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

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

Bye
Tạm biệt  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

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

Excuse Me
Xin loi  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese  
Pothohari  

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

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

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese  
Saraiki  

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

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

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese  
Doabi  

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

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

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
30  
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million  
16
154.30 million  
12

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
17
1.44 %  
12

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
54.30 million  
17

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

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

French Name
vietnamien  
pendjabi  

German Name
Vietnamesisch  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

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

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
c. 1440  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
14  
13
23  
21

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
vi  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
vie  
pan  

ISO 639 3
vie  
pan  

ISO 639 6
vie  
panj  

Glottocode
viet1252  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
46-EBA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Fusional  

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Vietnamese and Punjabi Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Punjabi language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Punjabi language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 whereas history of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD. 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 Punjabi Language History.

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

Vietnamese vs Punjabi Difficulty

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

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