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Catalan vs Zulu


Zulu vs 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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Catalan and Zulu Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Zulu language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Zulu language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Zulu language states that this language originated in 19. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Catalan and Zulu Language History.

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Catalan and Zulu Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Catalan and Zulu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Zulu language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Zulu word for "Thank You" is Ngiyabonga. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Zulu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Catalan vs Zulu Difficulty

The Catalan vs Zulu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Zulu Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Catalan and Zulu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Zulu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Zulu time required is 44 weeks.

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