Igbo and Zulu
Countries
Nigeria
South Africa
National Language
Nigeria
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Xhosa Language
Alphabets in
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Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Thank You
dalụ
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
unjani
Good Night
ka chi fo
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
okuhle ekuseni
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Ngwa
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Not present
Ndebele
Where They Speak
-
Zimbabwe
Alternative Names
Ibo
Isizulu, Zunda
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[zuːlu]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Zulu people
Origin
30th Century BC
19
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language
Zulu Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nucl1417
zulu1248
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
-
All Igbo 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 Igbo and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Zulu Speaking population
Igbo and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % 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 Igbo and Zulu on Igbo vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Zulu Language Codes
Igbo and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.