Konkani and Zulu
Countries
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
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Govenment of Goa
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
- 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
Marathi
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Dev Borem Korum
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
kaso assa?
unjani
Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
Not Available
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn
okuhle ekuseni
Sorry
Maf kor
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
upkar korxi
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Goa
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Not present
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Not Available
Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Not present
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Not Available
Zimbabwe
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
konkani
zoulou
German Name
Konkani
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
kõkɳi
Not Available
Ethnicity
Konkanis
Zulu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Beatu
Early Forms
No early forms
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Kokani
Deep Zulu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
zu
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
goan1235
zulu1248
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Konkani 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 Konkani and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Konkani and Zulu Speaking population
Konkani and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % 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 Konkani and Zulu on Konkani vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Konkani and Zulu Language Codes
Konkani and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Konkani and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.