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Zulu and Vietnamese


Vietnamese and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
Vietnam   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Czech Republic   

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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
Xhosa Language   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57   
34
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
12   
9

How Many Consonants
50   
35
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
Sawubona   
Xin chào   

Thank You
Ngiyabonga   
Cam on   

How Are You?
unjani   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
Ngiyacela   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
bye   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Northern Vietnamese   

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

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   
North-central Vietnamese   

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

Dialect 3
Ndebele   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
91.00 million   
16

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
isiZulu   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

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

French Name
zoulou   
vietnamien   

German Name
Zulu-Sprache   
Vietnamesisch   

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

Ethnicity
Zulu people   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
19   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Beatu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
87   
99+
14   
13

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
zu   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
zul   
vie   

ISO 639 3
zul   
vie   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
zulu1248   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg   
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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All Zulu and Vietnamese 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 Zulu and Vietnamese dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Vietnamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Vietnamese Dialects are spoken in different Vietnamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Vietnamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese , North-central Vietnamese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Zulu and Vietnamese Speaking population

Zulu and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 %. 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 Zulu and Vietnamese on Zulu vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Vietnamese Language Codes

Zulu and Vietnamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Vietnamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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