Countries
Zimbabwe
Vietnam
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Vietnam
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Czech Republic
Interesting Facts
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
- 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
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Chinese Language
Derived From
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Chinese Language
Alphabets in
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Thank You
Waita zvako
Cam on
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Bạn khỏe không?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Chúc ngủ ngon
Good Evening
Manheru
Chào buổi tối
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Chào buổi trưa
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Chào buổi sáng
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
xin vui lòng
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Xin lỗi
I Love You
Ndinokuda
tôi yêu bạn
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Xin loi
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Northern Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
Dialect 2
Karanga
North-central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
Native Name
chiShona
tiếng việt (㗂越)
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
French Name
shona
vietnamien
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Vietnamesisch
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
Ethnicity
Shona people
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Origin
20th century
c. 1440
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austroasiatic Family
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Standard Vietnamese
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Vietnamese sign languages
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
core1255
viet1252
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
46-EBA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Shona 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 Shona and Vietnamese dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Vietnamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Vietnamese Dialects are spoken in different Vietnamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Vietnamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese , North-central Vietnamese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Vietnamese Speaking population
Shona and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % 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 Shona and Vietnamese on Shona vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Vietnamese Language Codes
Shona and Vietnamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Vietnamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.