Zulu and Bulgarian
Countries
South Africa
Bulgaria, European Union
National Language
South Africa
Bulgaria
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Institute for the Bulgarian language
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 only Slavic language which has lost all its grammatical cases is Bulgarian.
- The first Slavic language to be written was Bulgarian in 9th century.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Macedonian language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Sawubona
Здравейте (Zdraveĭte)
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
Благодаря ти (blagodarya ti)
How Are You?
unjani
Как си? (Kak si?)
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
Лека нощ (Leka nošt)
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
Добър вечер (Dobãr večer)
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
Добър ден (Dobãr den)
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
Добро утро (Dobro utro)
Please
Ngiyacela
Моля (Molja)
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
Съжалявам (Sãžaljavam)
Bye
bye
Довиждане (Doviždane)
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Обичам те (Običam te)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Kotel-Elena-Dryanovo
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Bulgaria
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Panagyurishte
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Bulgaria
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Bulgaria
Native Name
isiZulu
български (bãlgarski)
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Balgarski
French Name
zoulou
bulgare
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Bulgarisch
Pronunciation
[zuːlu]
[ˈbɤɫɡɐrski]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Bulgarian people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Slavic
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Old Bulgarian, Middle Bulgarian, Modern Bulgarian
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Standard Bulgarian
Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language
Bulgarian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
zulu1248
bulg1262
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
53-AAA-hb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Zulu and Bulgarian 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 Bulgarian dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Bulgarian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Bulgarian Dialects are spoken in different Bulgarian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Bulgarian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Bulgarian dialects include: Kotel-Elena-Dryanovo , Panagyurishte. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Bulgarian Speaking population
Zulu and Bulgarian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Bulgarian languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Bulgarian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bulgarian language is 0.21 %. 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 Bulgarian on Zulu vs Bulgarian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Bulgarian Language Codes
Zulu and Bulgarian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Bulgarian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.