Ilocano and Zulu
Countries
Philippines
South Africa
National Language
Philippines
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
- 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
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Xhosa Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Agyamanak
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
Kumusta?
unjani
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
okuhle ekuseni
Please
Not available
Ngiyacela
Sorry
Agpakawanak
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
Ayayatenka
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Philippines
Gabon, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Bontoc
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Philippines
Georgia, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Not present
Zimbabwe
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ilokano
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
ilocano
zoulou
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
Zulu people
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Beatu
Early Forms
No early forms
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
zu
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
ilok1237
zulu1248
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Ilocano and Zulu Speaking population
Ilocano and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Zulu on Ilocano vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Ilocano and Zulu Language Codes
Ilocano and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.