Zulu and Dogri
Countries
South Africa
India, Pakistan
National Language
South Africa
Jammu and Kashmir, India
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not Available
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Not Available
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.
- Dogri is derived from Sanskrit, but it has absorbed a large number of Arabic, Persian and English words.
- Dogri language has its own grammar and dictionary. The grammar of dogri has very strong sanskrit base.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Hindi and Punjabi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Dogri-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Sawubona
Ke aal aee
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
dhanwaad
How Are You?
unjani
kiyaan oo ji
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
shub ratri
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
shub ratri
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
Not Available
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
su prabat
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
mere kaulan galti ooyyii
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Minjo tere naal pyar hega
Excuse Me
Uxolo
gustakhi maaf
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Himachal Pradesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Kullu
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Georgia, Himachal Pradesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Hinduri
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
France, Himachal Pradesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
डोगरी
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Dhogaryali, Dogari, Dogri Jammu, Dogri Pahari, Dogri-Kangri, Dongari, Hindi Dogri, Tokkaru
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Dogri
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Dogras
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Beatu
Not Available
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No Early Forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Dogri
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
zu
Not Available
ISO 639 2/T
zul
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
zul
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
indo1311
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
Not Available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Zulu and Dogri 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 Dogri dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Dogri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Dogri Dialects are spoken in different Dogri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Dogri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Dogri dialects include: Jaunsari , Kullu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Dogri Speaking population
Zulu and Dogri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Dogri languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Dogri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dogri 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 Dogri on Zulu vs Dogri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Dogri Language Codes
Zulu and Dogri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Dogri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.