Danish and Zulu
Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
South Africa
National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
- 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
Norwegian and Swedish
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Mange tak
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?
unjani
Good Night
God nat
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
God aften
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
God morgen
okuhle ekuseni
Sorry
Undskyld!
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Sweden
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Jutlandic
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Denmark
Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
Zimbabwe
Native Name
dansk
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
danois
zoulou
German Name
Dänisch
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
[zuːlu]
Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes
Zulu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Zulu Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
dani1284
zulu1248
Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Danish 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 Danish and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Danish and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Danish are spoken in different Danish Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Danish vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Danish dialects include: Scanian, Jutlandic. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Danish and Zulu Speaking population
Danish and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Danish and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Danish and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 % 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 Danish and Zulu on Danish vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Danish and Zulu Language Codes
Danish and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Danish and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.