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Galician and Zulu


Zulu and Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Galicia   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   
Pan South African Language Board   

Interesting Facts
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
  • 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
Portuguese Language   
Xhosa Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
23   
5
57   
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
19   
9
50   
35

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Ola   
Sawubona   

Thank You
Grazas   
Ngiyabonga   

How Are You?
Que tal estás?   
unjani   

Good Night
Boas noites   
okuhle ebusuku   

Good Evening
Boa tarde   
okuhle kusihlwa   

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde   
okuhle ntambama   

Good Morning
Bos días   
okuhle ekuseni   

Please
Por favor   
Ngiyacela   

Sorry
Síntoo!   
Ngiyaxolisa   

Bye
Adeus   
bye   

I Love You
Ámote   
Ngiyakuthanda wena   

Excuse Me
Perdoe!   
Uxolo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician   
Qwabe   

Where They Speak
East Galicia   
Gabon, South Africa   

Dialect 2
Central Galician   
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   

Where They Speak
Central Galicia   
Georgia, South Africa   

Dialect 3
Western Galician   
Ndebele   

Where They Speak
West Galicia   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.16 %   
99+

Native Speakers
2.40 million   
99+
12.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
Galego   
isiZulu   

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego   
Isizulu, Zunda   

French Name
galicien   
zoulou   

German Name
Galicisch   
Zulu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Zulu people   

History

Origin
c. 1175   
19   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Beatu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician   
urban Zulu   

Standard Forms
Galician   
Deep Zulu   

Language Position
Not Available   
87   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
gl   
zu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg   
zul   

ISO 639 2/B
glg   
zul   

ISO 639 3
glg   
zul   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gali1258   
zulu1248   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab   
99-AUT-fg   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Galician and Zulu Speaking population

Galician and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is Not Available 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 Galician and Zulu on Galician vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Galician and Zulu Language Codes

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

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