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Vietnamese vs Zulu


Zulu vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Vietnam   
South Africa   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Czech Republic   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Pan South African Language Board   

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language   
Xhosa Language   

Derived From
Chinese Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37   
19
57   
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
7   
4

How Many Consonants
21   
11
50   
35

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
Xin chào   
Sawubona   

Thank You
Cam on   
Ngiyabonga   

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?   
unjani   

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon   
okuhle ebusuku   

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối   
okuhle kusihlwa   

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa   
okuhle ntambama   

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng   
okuhle ekuseni   

Please
xin vui lòng   
Ngiyacela   

Sorry
Xin lỗi   
Ngiyaxolisa   

Bye
Tạm biệt   
bye   

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn   
Ngiyakuthanda wena   

Excuse Me
Xin loi   
Uxolo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese   
Qwabe   

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

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese   
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   

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

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese   
Ndebele   

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million   
16
30.00 million   
36

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
0.16 %   
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
12.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)   
isiZulu   

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

French Name
vietnamien   
zoulou   

German Name
Vietnamesisch   
Zulu-Sprache   

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

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   
Zulu people   

History

Origin
c. 1440   
19   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Beatu   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese   
Deep Zulu   

Language Position
14   
13
87   
99+

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
vi   
zu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie   
zul   

ISO 639 2/B
vie   
zul   

ISO 639 3
vie   
zul   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
viet1252   
zulu1248   

Linguasphere
46-EBA   
99-AUT-fg   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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Vietnamese and Zulu Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Zulu language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Zulu language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 whereas history of Zulu language states that this language originated in 19. 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 Vietnamese and Zulu Language History.

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

Vietnamese vs Zulu Difficulty

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

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