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Zulu vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs 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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Zulu and Vietnamese Language History

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

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

Zulu vs Vietnamese Difficulty

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

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