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Vietnamese vs Shona


Shona vs 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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Vietnamese and Shona Language History

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

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

Vietnamese vs Shona Difficulty

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

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