Hindi and Zulu
Countries
Fiji, India
South Africa
National Language
India
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
- 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
Urdu
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)
Sawubona
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
unjani
Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
okuhle ekuseni
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Ngiyacela
Sorry
खेद (Khēda)
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Khariboli
Qwabe
Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Marwari
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Bundeli
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Bundelkhand
Zimbabwe
Native Name
हिन्दी
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
Isizulu, Zunda
German Name
Hindi
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
[zuːlu]
Ethnicity
Hindustani people
Zulu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Standard Hindi
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
Zulu Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
hind1269
zulu1248
Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All Hindi 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 Hindi and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Hindi and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hindi are spoken in different Hindi Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hindi vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hindi dialects include: Khariboli, Marwari. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hindi and Zulu Speaking population
Hindi and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hindi and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Hindi and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 % 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 Hindi and Zulu on Hindi vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hindi and Zulu Language Codes
Hindi and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hindi and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.