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
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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
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Chinese Language
Alphabets in
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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
[zuːlu]
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austroasiatic Family
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Standard Vietnamese
Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language
Vietnamese sign languages
Scope
Individual
Individual
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
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Analytic, Isolating
All Zulu 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 Zulu and Vietnamese dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Vietnamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Vietnamese Dialects are spoken in different Vietnamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Vietnamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese , North-central Vietnamese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Vietnamese Speaking population
Zulu and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % 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 Zulu and Vietnamese on Zulu vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Vietnamese Language Codes
Zulu and Vietnamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Vietnamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.