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Ilocano and Zulu


Zulu and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
57  
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
7  
4

How Many Consonants
20  
10
50  
35

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
Sawubona  

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
mangngegda  
Ngiyacela  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
Ngiyaxolisa  

Bye
Pakada  
bye  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
Ngiyakuthanda wena  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
Uxolo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Qwabe  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Gabon, South Africa  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Georgia, South Africa  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Not present  
Ndebele  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
28,000,000.00  
20

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.16 %  
99+

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
12.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
ilokano  
isiZulu  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Isizulu, Zunda  

French Name
ilocano  
zoulou  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Zulu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[zuːlu]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Zulu people  

History

Origin
18th Century  
19  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Beatu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
urban Zulu  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Deep Zulu  

Language Position
94  
99+
87  
99+

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Zulu Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
zu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
zul  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
zul  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
zul  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
zul  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
zulu1248  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
99-AUT-fg  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
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.

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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.

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