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Vietnamese vs Sundanese


Sundanese vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam  
West Java  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Vietnam  
Indonesia  

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
-  
-  

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 Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language  
Madurese and Malay Languages  

Derived From
Chinese Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin, Sundanese  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
40 weeks  
15

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào  
Halo  

Thank You
Cam on  
Nuhun  

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?  
Kumaha kabarna?  

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon  
Wilujeng kulem  

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối  
Wilujeng wengi  

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa  
Wilujeng siang  

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng  
Wilujeng énjing  

Please
xin vui lòng  
Mangga  

Sorry
Xin lỗi  
Hapunten  

Bye
Tạm biệt  
Wilujeng angkat  

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  

Excuse Me
Xin loi  
Punten  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese  
Western dialect  

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

How Many People Speak
76,000,000.00  
11
40,000,000.00  
18

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese  
Northern dialect  

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

How Many People Speak
76,000,000.00  
9
40,000,000.00  
16

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese  
Priangan dialect  

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  
Bandung  

How Many People Speak
76,000,000.00  
8
40,000,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million  
16
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
17
0.57 %  
29

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
39.00 million  
22

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)  
Basa Sunda  

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  
Priangan, Sunda  

French Name
vietnamien  
soundanais  

German Name
Vietnamesisch  
Sundanesisch  

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

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  

History

Origin
c. 1440  
5th century AD  

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  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese  
Sundanese  

Language Position
14  
13
42  
39

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages  
Sundanese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
vi  
su  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie  
sun  

ISO 639 2/B
vie  
sun  

ISO 639 3
vie  
sun  

ISO 639 6
vie  
sun  

Glottocode
viet1252  
sund1251  

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  
-  

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Vietnamese and Sundanese Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Sundanese language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Sundanese language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 whereas history of Sundanese language states that this language originated in 5th century 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 Sundanese Language History.

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

Vietnamese vs Sundanese Difficulty

The Vietnamese vs Sundanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese Alphabets and Sundanese 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 Sundanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and Sundanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn Sundanese time required is 40 weeks.

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