Zulu and Afrikaans
Countries
South Africa
South Africa
National Language
South Africa
South Africa
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
Dankie
How Are You?
unjani
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
goeie nag
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
Goeie middag
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
goeie more
Please
Ngiyacela
asseblief
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Cape Dutch
French Name
zoulou
afrikaans
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Afrikaners
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Germanic
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Standard Afrikaans
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
afrs
Glottocode
zulu1248
afri1274
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic
All Zulu and Afrikaans 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 Zulu and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Afrikaans Speaking population
Zulu and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available. 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 Zulu and Afrikaans on Zulu vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Afrikaans Language Codes
Zulu and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.