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Chewa and Vietnamese


Vietnamese and Chewa


Countries

Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
Vietnam   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Zambia   
Czech Republic   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  

Similar To
Zulu language   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31   
13
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
18   
8
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Moni   
Xin chào   

Thank You
Zikomo   
Cam on   

How Are You?
Muli bwanji?   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
Usiku wabwino   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
Madzulo abwino   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
Masana abwino   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
Chonde   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
pepani   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
anatsanzikana   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
Ndimakukondani   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
Pepani   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kasungu   
Northern Vietnamese   

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

Dialect 2
Kikamtunda   
North-central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia   
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   

Dialect 3
Kimaravi   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
12.00 million   
99+
91.00 million   
16

Speaking Population
0.17 %   
99+
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
Nyanja   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa   
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   

French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja   
vietnamien   

German Name
Nyanja-Sprache   
Vietnamesisch   

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

Ethnicity
Chewa people   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
15th Century   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   

Standard Forms
Chewa   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
Not Available   
14   
13

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ny   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nya   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
nya   
vie   

ISO 639 3
nya   
vie   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nyan1308   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag   
46-EBA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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All Chewa and Vietnamese Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Chewa and Vietnamese dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Vietnamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Vietnamese Dialects are spoken in different Vietnamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Vietnamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese , North-central Vietnamese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Chewa and Vietnamese Speaking population

Chewa and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Chewa and Vietnamese on Chewa vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Chewa and Vietnamese Language Codes

Chewa and Vietnamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Vietnamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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