Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Vietnam
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Chinese Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Chinese Language
Alphabets in
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Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Bạn khỏe không?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Chúc ngủ ngon
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Chào buổi tối
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Chào buổi trưa
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Chào buổi sáng
Please
tafadhali
xin vui lòng
I Love You
nakupenda
tôi yêu bạn
Excuse Me
Samahani
Xin loi
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Northern Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
Dialect 2
Kimrima
North-central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
Native Name
Kiswahili
tiếng việt (㗂越)
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
French Name
swahili
vietnamien
German Name
Swahili
Vietnamesisch
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Origin
6th century
c. 1440
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austroasiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Standard Forms
Swahili
Standard Vietnamese
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Vietnamese sign languages
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
swah1254
viet1252
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
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 Swahili 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 Swahili and Vietnamese dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Vietnamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Vietnamese Dialects are spoken in different Vietnamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Vietnamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese , North-central Vietnamese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Vietnamese Speaking population
Swahili and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % 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 Swahili and Vietnamese on Swahili vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Vietnamese Language Codes
Swahili and Vietnamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Vietnamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.