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Catalan and Zulu


Zulu and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
South Africa  

Second Language
Spain  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Pan South African Language Board  

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Xhosa Language  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
57  
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
23  
13
50  
35

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Sawubona  

Thank You
Gràcies  
Ngiyabonga  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
unjani  

Good Night
Bona nit  
okuhle ebusuku  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
okuhle kusihlwa  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
okuhle ntambama  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
okuhle ekuseni  

Please
Sisplau  
Ngiyacela  

Sorry
Perdó!  
Ngiyaxolisa  

Bye
Adéu  
bye  

I Love You
T'estimo  
Ngiyakuthanda wena  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Uxolo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Qwabe  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Gabon, South Africa  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Valencian  
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Georgia, South Africa  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Ndebele  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
28,000,000.00  
20

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
30.00 million  
36

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.16 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
12.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
català  
isiZulu  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Isizulu, Zunda  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
zoulou  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Zulu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
[zuːlu]  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Zulu people  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
19  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Beatu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
urban Zulu  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Deep Zulu  

Language Position
32  
30
87  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Zulu Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
zu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
zul  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
zul  

ISO 639 3
cat  
zul  

ISO 639 6
cat  
zul  

Glottocode
stan1289  
zulu1248  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
99-AUT-fg  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Catalan 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 Catalan and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Catalan and Zulu Speaking population

Catalan and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % 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 Catalan and Zulu on Catalan vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Zulu Language Codes

Catalan and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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