Norwegian and Zulu
Countries
Norway
South Africa
National Language
Norway
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Europe, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Nynorsk
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Norwegian Language Council
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
- 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
Swedish and Danish Languages
Xhosa Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
takk
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
hvordan har du det?
unjani
Good Night
god natt
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
god kveld
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
god ettermiddag
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
god morgen
okuhle ekuseni
Please
Vær så snill
Ngiyacela
Sorry
unnskyld
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
Jeg Elsker Deg
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
unnskyld meg
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Jamtlandic
Qwabe
Where They Speak
Jamtland,Harjedalen
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Sognamål
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Sogn
Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Hallingmål-Valdris
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Hallingdal, Valdres
Zimbabwe
Native Name
Norsk
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Norsk
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien
zoulou
German Name
Nynorsk
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian)
[nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)
[zuːlu]
Ethnicity
Norwegians
Zulu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Benue-Congo
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
Beatu
Early Forms
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Nynorsk, Bokmål
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Signed Norwegian
Zulu Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
norw1258
zulu1248
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Norwegian 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 Norwegian and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Norwegian and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Norwegian are spoken in different Norwegian Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Norwegian vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Norwegian dialects include: Jamtlandic, Sognamål. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Norwegian and Zulu Speaking population
Norwegian and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Norwegian and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Norwegian and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Norwegian language is 0.07 % 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 Norwegian and Zulu on Norwegian vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Norwegian and Zulu Language Codes
Norwegian and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Norwegian and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.