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Romanian and Zulu


Zulu and Romanian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Moldova, Romania  
South Africa  

Second Language
Kazakhstan, Russia  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li  
Pan South African Language Board  

Interesting Facts
  • Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
  • The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  
  • 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
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.  
Xhosa Language  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
57  
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
20  
10
50  
35

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
alo  
Sawubona  

Thank You
multumesc  
Ngiyabonga  

How Are You?
ce mai faci?  
unjani  

Good Night
noapte Buna  
okuhle ebusuku  

Good Evening
buna Seara  
okuhle kusihlwa  

Good Afternoon
buna Ziua  
okuhle ntambama  

Good Morning
bună Dimineața  
okuhle ekuseni  

Please
Vă Rog  
Ngiyacela  

Sorry
scuze  
Ngiyaxolisa  

Bye
La revedere  
bye  

I Love You
Te iubesc  
Ngiyakuthanda wena  

Excuse Me
Scuza-Ma  
Uxolo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Aromanian  
Qwabe  

Where They Speak
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey  
Gabon, South Africa  

How Many People Speak
250,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Megleno-Romanian  
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  

Where They Speak
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey  
Georgia, South Africa  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Istro-Romanian  
Ndebele  

Where They Speak
Croatia  
Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
1,400.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
20

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
28.00 million  
38
30.00 million  
36

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
37
0.16 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
12.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million  
99+
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
Română  
isiZulu  

Alternative Names
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian  
Isizulu, Zunda  

French Name
roumain; moldave  
zoulou  

German Name
Rumänisch  
Zulu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[roˈmɨnə]  
[zuːlu]  

Ethnicity
Romanians  
Zulu people  

History

Origin
1521  
19  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Beatu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Romanian  
urban Zulu  

Standard Forms
Romanian  
Deep Zulu  

Language Position
36  
33
87  
99+

Signed Forms
Romanian Sign Language  
Zulu Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ro  
zu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ron  
zul  

ISO 639 2/B
rum  
zul  

ISO 639 3
ron  
zul  

ISO 639 6
ron  
zul  

Glottocode
roma1327  
zulu1248  

Linguasphere
51-AAD-c  
99-AUT-fg  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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All Romanian 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 Romanian and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Romanian and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Romanian are spoken in different Romanian Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Romanian vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Romanian dialects include: Aromanian, Megleno-Romanian. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Romanian and Zulu Speaking population

Romanian and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Romanian and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Romanian and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Romanian language is 0.37 % 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 Romanian and Zulu on Romanian vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Romanian and Zulu Language Codes

Romanian and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Romanian and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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