Afrikaans and Zulu
Countries
South Africa
South Africa
National Language
South Africa
South Africa
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- 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
Dutch Language
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Dutch Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Dankie
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
unjani
Good Night
goeie nag
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
Goeienaand
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
goeie more
okuhle ekuseni
Please
asseblief
Ngiyacela
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Qwabe
Where They Speak
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Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
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Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Namibia
Zimbabwe
Native Name
Afrikaans
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
afrikaans
zoulou
German Name
Afrikaans
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[zuːlu]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Zulu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Zulu Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
afri1274
zulu1248
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
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All Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Zulu Speaking population
Afrikaans and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 % 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 Afrikaans and Zulu on Afrikaans vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Zulu Language Codes
Afrikaans and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.