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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  
-  

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  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
28 weeks  
9
44 weeks  
17

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  

How Many People Speak
2,700,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Central Galician  
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  

Where They Speak
Central Galicia  
Georgia, South Africa  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Western Galician  
Ndebele  

Where They Speak
West Galicia  
Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
20

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
0.05 %  
99+
0.16 %  
99+

Native Speakers
2.40 million  
99+
12.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
Galego  
isiZulu  

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego  
Isizulu, Zunda  

French Name
galicien  
zoulou  

German Name
Galicisch  
Zulu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]  
[zuːlu]  

Ethnicity
Galician people  
Zulu people  

History

Origin
c. 1175  
19  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Beatu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
urban Zulu  

Standard Forms
Galician  
Deep Zulu  

Language Position
46  
99+
87  
99+

Signed Forms
Galician Sign Language  
Zulu Sign Language  

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
glg  
zul  

Glottocode
gali1258  
zulu1248  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab  
99-AUT-fg  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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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 0.05 % 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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