Countries
Vietnam
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Vietnam
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Chinese Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Chinese Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?
Habari gani?
Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
Chào buổi tối
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng
Habari za asubuhi
Please
xin vui lòng
tafadhali
I Love You
tôi yêu bạn
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Xin loi
Samahani
Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
Dar es Salaam
Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Kimgao
Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
Kilwa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)
Not Available
Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
vietnamien
swahili
German Name
Vietnamesisch
Swahili
Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
Not Available
Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
c. 1440
6th century
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese
Swahili
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
viet1252
swah1254
Linguasphere
46-EBA
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available
All Vietnamese and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Vietnamese and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Vietnamese are spoken in different Vietnamese Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Vietnamese vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese, North-central Vietnamese. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Vietnamese and Swahili Speaking population
Vietnamese and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Vietnamese and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Vietnamese and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available. 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 Swahili on Vietnamese vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Vietnamese and Swahili Language Codes
Vietnamese and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Vietnamese and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.