Zulu and Croatian
Countries
South Africa
Austria, Bosnia, Croatia, European Union, Herzegovina, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
National Language
South Africa
Austria
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics
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.
- In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
- Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Serbain and Bosnian
Derived From
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Church Slavonic
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
hvala
How Are You?
unjani
kako si
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
laku noć
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
dobra večer
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
dobar dan
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
dobro jutro
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
Oprostite
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Volim te
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Ispričavam se
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Chakavian
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Croatia
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Chakavian
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Croatia
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Shtokavian
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania
Native Name
isiZulu
hrvatski
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Hrvatski
French Name
zoulou
croate
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Kroatisch
Pronunciation
[zuːlu]
[xř̩ʋaːtskiː]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Croats
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Pluricentric Standard Serbo-Croatian
Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language
Croatian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
zulu1248
croa1245
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
part of 53-AAA-g
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Synthetic
All Zulu and Croatian 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 Croatian dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Croatian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Croatian Dialects are spoken in different Croatian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Croatian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Croatian dialects include: Chakavian , Chakavian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Croatian Speaking population
Zulu and Croatian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Croatian languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Croatian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Croatian language is 89.00 %. 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 Croatian on Zulu vs Croatian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Croatian Language Codes
Zulu and Croatian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Croatian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.