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Shona vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs 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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Shona and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Shona vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Vietnamese language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440. 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 Shona and Vietnamese Language History.

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

Shona vs Vietnamese Difficulty

The Shona vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona Alphabets and Vietnamese 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 Shona and Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.

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