Indonesian and Zulu
Countries
Indonesia
South Africa
National Language
Indonesia
South Africa
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
- 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
Malay language
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
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Alphabets in
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Thank You
Terima kasih
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
Apa kabar?
unjani
Good Night
Selamat Malam
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
Malam yang baik
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
Selamat Sore
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
Selamat Pagi
okuhle ekuseni
Please
mohon Untuk
Ngiyacela
I Love You
Aku cinta kamu
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Dialect 1
Sundanese
Qwabe
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Balinese
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Minangkabau
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Indonesia, Malaysia
Zimbabwe
Native Name
Bahasa Melayu
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Bahasa Indonesia
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
indonésien
zoulou
German Name
Bahasa Indonesia
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]
[zuːlu]
Ethnicity
Indonesians
Zulu people
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Old Malay
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Indonesian
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
Zulu Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
indo1316
zulu1248
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Indonesian 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 Indonesian and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Indonesian and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Indonesian are spoken in different Indonesian Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Indonesian vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese, Balinese. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Indonesian and Zulu Speaking population
Indonesian and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Indonesian and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Indonesian and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 % 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 Indonesian and Zulu on Indonesian vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Indonesian and Zulu Language Codes
Indonesian and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Indonesian and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.