Zulu and Bengali Speaking countries

Zulu

Bengali

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Countries

South Africa

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone

Total No. Of Countries

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National Language

South Africa

Bangladesh, India

Second Language

Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

India

Speaking Continents

Africa

Asia

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America

Regulated By

Pan South African Language Board

Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi

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.

Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.

Similar To

Xhosa Language

Assamese and Oriya

Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Zulu vs Bengali Countries

Comparing Zulu vs Bengali countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Zulu and Bengali languages.

Zulu Speaking Countries: South Africa.
Bengali Speaking Countries: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone.

So we find that, total number of countries where Zulu is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Bengali is official language is 4

Find if Zulu and Bengali are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Zulu and Bengali speaking countries will give you the presence of Zulu and Bengali languages in different countries. Along with Zulu vs Bengali countries, you can also compare Zulu vs Bengali.

Zulu and Bengali as Minority Language

In Zulu and Bengali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Zulu and Bengali as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Zulu as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
Bengali as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America.

If you want to compare Zulu and Bengali dialects, then you can go to Zulu vs Bengali Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Zulu and Bengali Regulators

Zulu and Bengali speaking countries provide you Zulu and Bengali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Pan South African Language Board regulates Zulu language.Bengali is regulated by Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi. Also get to learn, Zulu and Bengali Language History.

Zulu and Bengali Continents

Thinking about Zulu and Bengali continents in which Zulu and Bengali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Zulu and Bengali. Most of the Zulu speaking countries lie in Africa. While Bengali speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Zulu and Bengali languages:

Zulu 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.

Bengali Interesting Facts:

Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.

The Zulu language was derived from and is similar to Xhosa Language whereas Zulu language is similar to Assamese and Oriya and derived from Sanskrit Language.