Vietnamese and Xhosa
Countries
Vietnam
South Africa
National Language
Vietnam
South Africa
Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Czech Republic
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
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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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Chinese Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Chinese Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
Cam on
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?
Unjani
Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Chào buổi tối
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng
Molo
Please
xin vui lòng
Ndicela
Sorry
Xin lỗi
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Tạm biệt
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
tôi yêu bạn
Ndiyakuthanda
Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
South Africa
Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese
Thembu
Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
South Africa
Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
South Africa
Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
vietnamien
xhosa
German Name
Vietnamesisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
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Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
c. 1440
16th Century
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese
isiXhosa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
viet1252
xhos1239
Linguasphere
46-EBA
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Vietnamese and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Vietnamese and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Vietnamese are spoken in different Vietnamese Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Vietnamese vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese, North-central Vietnamese. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Vietnamese and Xhosa Speaking population
Vietnamese and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Vietnamese and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Vietnamese and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Vietnamese vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Vietnamese and Xhosa Language Codes
Vietnamese and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Vietnamese and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.