Abkhaz and Zulu
Countries
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia
South Africa
National Language
Abkhazia
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
- Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
- 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
Adyghe language, Abaza language
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Caucasian languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Hello
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)
Sawubona
Thank You
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)
unjani
Good Night
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)
okuhle ekuseni
Please
амритана
Ngiyacela
Sorry
Амарахь
Ngiyaxolisa
Bye
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)
bye
I Love You
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Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
Извините (Izvinite)
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Abkhazia
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Abzhywa
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Caucasus
Georgia, South Africa
Where They Speak
Turkey
Zimbabwe
Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Abxazo, Abkhazian
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
abkhaze
zoulou
German Name
Abchasisch
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[abxaz]
[zuːlu]
Ethnicity
Abkhaz people
Zulu people
Language Family
Northwest Caucasian
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Abkhaz
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Abkhaz Sign Language
Zulu Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
abkh1244
zulu1248
Linguasphere
No data Available
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Abkhaz and Zulu 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 Abkhaz and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Abkhaz and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Abkhaz are spoken in different Abkhaz Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Abkhaz vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Abkhaz dialects include: Bzyb, Abzhywa. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Abkhaz and Zulu Speaking population
Abkhaz and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Abkhaz and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Abkhaz and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Abkhaz language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Abkhaz and Zulu on Abkhaz vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Abkhaz and Zulu Language Codes
Abkhaz and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Abkhaz and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.