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Vietnamese and Shona


Shona and Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Vietnam   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Czech Republic   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Chinese Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37   
19
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
46   
34

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào   
Mhoro   

Thank You
Cam on   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa   
Masikati   

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng   
Mangwanani   

Please
xin vui lòng   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
Xin lỗi   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
Tạm biệt   
bye   

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
Xin loi   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese   
Hwesa   

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

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese   
Karanga   

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

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese   
Zezuru   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million   
16
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
8.30 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)   
Not Available   

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

French Name
vietnamien   
shona   

German Name
Vietnamesisch   
Schona-Sprache   

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

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 1440   
20th century   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese   
Not Available   

Language Position
14   
13
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
vi   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
vie   
sna   

ISO 639 3
vie   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
viet1252   
core1255   

Linguasphere
46-EBA   
99-AUT-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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

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Vietnamese and Shona Speaking population

Vietnamese and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Vietnamese and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Vietnamese and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Vietnamese and Shona on Vietnamese vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Vietnamese and Shona Language Codes

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

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