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Zulu and Albanian


Albanian and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
South Africa  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   

Similar To
Xhosa Language  
Romanian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57  
34
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
50  
35
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
unjani  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
mirëmengjes  

Please
Ngiyacela  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
Me fal  

Bye
bye  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
3,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
Tosk Albanian  

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

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
20
100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
7.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
3.60 million  
99+

Native Name
isiZulu  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Shqip  

French Name
zoulou  
albanais  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[zuːlu]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Albanians  

History

Origin
19  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
-  

Branch
Beatu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
87  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
alb  

ISO 639 3
zul  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
zul  
sqi  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Zulu and Albanian Speaking population

Zulu and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 %. 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 Albanian on Zulu vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Albanian Language Codes

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

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