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Xhosa vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Xhosa


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
Vietnam   

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa   
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
Czech Republic   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
12   
9

How Many Consonants
43   
32
21   
11

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
Molo   
Xin chào   

Thank You
Ndiyabulela   
Cam on   

How Are You?
Unjani   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
Ulale kakuhle   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
Molo   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
Ndicela   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
Ndicela uxolo   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gcaleka   
Northern Vietnamese   

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

Dialect 2
Thembu   
North-central Vietnamese   

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

Dialect 3
Hlubi   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
20.00 million   
99+
91.00 million   
16

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
8.20 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
isiXhosa   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa   
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   

French Name
xhosa   
vietnamien   

German Name
Xhosa-Sprache   
Vietnamesisch   

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

Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
16th Century   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   

Standard Forms
isiXhosa   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
Not Available   
14   
13

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
xh   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
xho   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
xho   
vie   

ISO 639 3
xho   
vie   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
xhos1239   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa   
46-EBA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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Xhosa and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Xhosa vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Xhosa and Vietnamese language. History of Xhosa language states that this language originated in 16th Century whereas history of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440. 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 Xhosa and Vietnamese Language History.

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

Xhosa vs Vietnamese Difficulty

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

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