Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
South Africa
National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
South Africa
Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
- 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
Romanian
Xhosa Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
Përshëndetje
Sawubona
Thank You
Ju faleminderit
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
Si jeni?
unjani
Good Night
natën e mirë
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
mirëmbrëma
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
mirëdita
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
mirëmengjes
okuhle ekuseni
Please
Ju lutem
Ngiyacela
I Love You
unë e dua ju
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian
Qwabe
Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Arbëresh
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Italy
Zimbabwe
Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Shqip
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
albanais
zoulou
German Name
Albanisch
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ʃcip]
[zuːlu]
Ethnicity
Albanians
Zulu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Old Albanian
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Standard Albanian
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Zulu Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
alba1267
zulu1248
Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Albanian 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 Albanian and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Albanian and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Albanian are spoken in different Albanian Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Albanian vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian, Tosk Albanian. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Albanian and Zulu Speaking population
Albanian and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 % 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 Albanian and Zulu on Albanian vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Albanian and Zulu Language Codes
Albanian and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Albanian and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.