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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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