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Vietnamese vs Zulu


Zulu vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Vietnam  
South Africa  

Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Czech Republic  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Pan South African Language Board  

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.
  
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language  
Xhosa Language  

Derived From
Chinese Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
57  
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
7  
4

How Many Consonants
21  
11
50  
35

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào  
Sawubona  

Thank You
Cam on  
Ngiyabonga  

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?  
unjani  

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon  
okuhle ebusuku  

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối  
okuhle kusihlwa  

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa  
okuhle ntambama  

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng  
okuhle ekuseni  

Please
xin vui lòng  
Ngiyacela  

Sorry
Xin lỗi  
Ngiyaxolisa  

Bye
Tạm biệt  
bye  

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn  
Ngiyakuthanda wena  

Excuse Me
Xin loi  
Uxolo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese  
Qwabe  

Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac  
Gabon, South Africa  

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese  
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  

Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa  
Georgia, South Africa  

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese  
Ndebele  

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  
Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million  
16
30.00 million  
36

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
16
0.16 %  
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
12.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
17
16.00 million  
17

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)  
isiZulu  

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  
Isizulu, Zunda  

French Name
vietnamien  
zoulou  

German Name
Vietnamesisch  
Zulu-Sprache  

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

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  
Zulu people  

History

Origin
c. 1440  
19  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Not Available  
Beatu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  
urban Zulu  

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese  
Deep Zulu  

Language Position
14  
13
87  
99+

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
vi  
zu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie  
zul  

ISO 639 2/B
vie  
zul  

ISO 639 3
vie  
zul  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
viet1252  
zulu1248  

Linguasphere
46-EBA  
99-AUT-fg  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Not Available  

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Vietnamese and Zulu Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Zulu language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Zulu language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 whereas history of Zulu language states that this language originated in 19. 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 Zulu Language History.

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

Vietnamese vs Zulu Difficulty

The Vietnamese vs Zulu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese Alphabets and Zulu 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 Zulu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and Zulu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn Zulu time required is 44 weeks.

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