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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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37   
19
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin, Sundanese   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

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   

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese   
Northern dialect   

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

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese   
Priangan dialect   

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   
Bandung   

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 %   
16
0.57 %   
27

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
38.00 million   
26

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)   
Not Available   

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)   
Not Available   

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

History

Origin
c. 1440   
5th century AD   

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   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese   
Sundanese   

Language Position
14   
13
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

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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 Not Available.

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