Zulu and Danish
Countries
South Africa
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
National Language
South Africa
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language 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.
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Norwegian and Swedish
Derived From
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Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
Mange tak
How Are You?
unjani
Hvordan har du det?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
God nat
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
God aften
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
God eftermiddag
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
God morgen
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
Undskyld!
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Jeg elsker dig
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Undskyld mig
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Sweden
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Jutlandic
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Denmark
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Bornholmsk
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Island of Bornholm
Native Name
isiZulu
dansk
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Dansk, Rigsdansk
French Name
zoulou
danois
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Dänisch
Pronunciation
[zuːlu]
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Danish people or Danes
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Rigsdansk
Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language
Signed Danish
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
zulu1248
dani1284
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Zulu and Danish 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 Danish dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Danish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Danish Dialects are spoken in different Danish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Danish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Danish dialects include: Scanian , Jutlandic. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Danish Speaking population
Zulu and Danish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Danish languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Danish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 %. 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 Danish on Zulu vs Danish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Danish Language Codes
Zulu and Danish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Danish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.