Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
South Africa
National Language
India
South Africa
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
- 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
Konkani Language
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Sawubona
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
unjani
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
okuhle ekuseni
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Ngiyacela
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Qwabe
Where They Speak
Kokan
Gabon, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Varhadi
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Georgia, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
marathe
zoulou
German Name
Marathi
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
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Ethnicity
Marathi people
Zulu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Marathi
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
zulu1248
Linguasphere
omr
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Marathi 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 Marathi and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Marathi and Zulu Speaking population
Marathi and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Zulu on Marathi vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Marathi and Zulu Language Codes
Marathi and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.