Countries
South Africa
Vietnam
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 in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
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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
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
tôi yêu bạn
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
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
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Beatu
Not Available
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Standard Vietnamese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Vietnamese sign languages
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
viet1252
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
46-EBA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
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.