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Zulu and Basque


Basque and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
South Africa   
France, Spain   

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board   
Euskaltzaindia, 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.
  
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language   
Spanish   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57   
34
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
50   
35
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona   
Kaixo   

Thank You
Ngiyabonga   
Eskerrik asko   

How Are You?
unjani   
Zer moduz?   

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku   
Gabon   

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa   
Arratsalde on   

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama   
Arratsalde on   

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni   
Egun on   

Please
Ngiyacela   
Mesedez   

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa   
Barkatu   

Bye
bye   
Agur   

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena   
Maite zaitut   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Barkatu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Navarro-Lapurdian   

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa   
France   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
68,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   
Souletin   

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa   
France, Soule, Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
8,700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Ndebele   
Biscayan   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
7.20 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
isiZulu   
Not available   

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda   
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense   

French Name
zoulou   
basque   

German Name
Zulu-Sprache   
Baskisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Zulu people   
Basque people   

History

Origin
19   
c. 1000   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Vasconic Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Beatu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Basque   

Language Position
87   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
zu   
eu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul   
eus   

ISO 639 2/B
zul   
baq   

ISO 639 3
zul   
eus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
zulu1248   
basq1248   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg   
40-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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

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Zulu and Basque Speaking population

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

Zulu and Basque Language Codes

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

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