Assamese and Zulu
Countries
India
South Africa
National Language
Bangladesh, India
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Asam Sahitya Sabha
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
- Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
- 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
Bengali and Oriya
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
ḍhonyobaaḍ
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
aapuni kene aase?
unjani
Good Night
subhoraattri
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
subha gadhuli
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
subha abeli
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
suprobhaat
okuhle ekuseni
Please
anugroha kori
Ngiyacela
Sorry
moi ḍukkhita
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
moi tomaak bhaalpaao
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
kyoma koribo
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Western Assam
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Goalpariya
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Western Assam
Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Bhakatiya
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Assam
Zimbabwe
Native Name
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
assamais
zoulou
German Name
Assamesisch
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ɔxɔmɔnɔ]
[zuːlu]
Ethnicity
Assamese people
Zulu people
Origin
7th century A.D
19
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Kamarupa
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Assamese
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Signed Assamese
Zulu Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
assa1263
zulu1248
Linguasphere
59-AAF-w
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Assamese 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 Assamese and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Assamese and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Assamese are spoken in different Assamese Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Assamese vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Assamese dialects include: Kamrupi, Goalpariya. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Assamese and Zulu Speaking population
Assamese and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Assamese and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Assamese and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 % 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 Assamese and Zulu on Assamese vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Assamese and Zulu Language Codes
Assamese and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Assamese and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.