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Shona and Vietnamese


Vietnamese and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, 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
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Czech Republic   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  
  • 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
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
46   
34
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
Xin chào   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
Cam on   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
Manheru   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
bye   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Northern Vietnamese   

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

Dialect 2
Karanga   
North-central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
91.00 million   
16

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
Not Available   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   

French Name
shona   
vietnamien   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Vietnamesisch   

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

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
20th century   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
107   
99+
14   
13

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
vie   

ISO 639 3
sna   
vie   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
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 Shona 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 Shona and Vietnamese dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Vietnamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Vietnamese Dialects are spoken in different Vietnamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Vietnamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese , North-central Vietnamese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Shona and Vietnamese Speaking population

Shona and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % 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 Shona and Vietnamese on Shona vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Vietnamese Language Codes

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

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