越南侬文样品,来自 http://www.language-museum.com/ 。英语译文为:
In the beginning God created heaven and earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep water. The spirit of God was hovering over the water. Then God said, "Let there be light!" So there was light. God saw the light was good. So God separated the light from the darkness. God named the light 'day', and the darkness he named 'night'. There was evening, then morning, the first day. Then God said, "Let there be a horizon in the middle of the water in order to separate the water". So God made the horizon and separated the water above and below the horizon. And so it was. God named what was above the horizon 'sky'. There was evening, then morning, a second day.
我发现侬文最后一句是“Luhc te heht vahn tai eht”(这就是地上的第一天),而对应的英文则应该是截至“There was evening, then morning, the first day.”,后面的那段英文“Then God said, "Let there be a horizon in the middle of the water in order to separate the water……There was evening, then morning, a second day”是侬文样板里没有的。
越南文样品,摘自 http://www.language-museum.com/v/vietnamese.htm 。英译为:
The final decade of the 20th century has witnessed the growth of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) into an organisation embracing all ten countries in the region. The shared interest in peace, stability and development of each country and the entire region have bound all South East Asian nations together in a greater ASEAN family, transcending their differences in socio-political systems, cultures, customs, religions and economic development levels. Years of division, prejudice and hostility are now something of the past.
越南文的字母加符比较多,这些符号有的表示声调,有的用以区分不同的元音、辅音。越南语有11个单元音,而拉丁字母表里只有5个元音字母,使用加符解决了元音字母供应上的不足。越南侬文是在越南文的基础上创制的,元音和声调的表达自然受到越南文的直接影响。