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Zulu and Esperanto


Esperanto and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
East Asia, European Union, South America  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
South Africa  
East Asia, European Union  

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  
Central Europe, East Asia, Eastern Europe, South America  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia, Europe, South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board  
Akademio de Esperanto  

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 most widely spoken constructed language in the world is Esperanto.
  • Esperanto is an artificial international language.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language  
Latin and Italian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Esperanto-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
57  
34
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
50  
35
27  
17

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona  
Halo  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
Dankon  

How Are You?
unjani  
Kiel vi sanas?  

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
Bonan nokton  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
Bonan vesperon  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
Bonan posttagmezon  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
Bonan matenon  

Please
Ngiyacela  
Mi petas  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
Mi bedaŭras!  

Bye
bye  
Ĝis poste  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
Mi amas vin  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Pardonu!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
2,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
1,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
20
2,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
0  

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
2.20 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
0.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
isiZulu  
Esperanto  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Eo, La Lingvo Internacia  

French Name
zoulou  
espéranto  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Esperanto  

Pronunciation
[zuːlu]  
[espeˈranto]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Esperanto speakers  

History

Origin
19  
1887  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
-  

Branch
Beatu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
Proto-Esperanto  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Esperanto  

Language Position
87  
99+
33  
31

Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language  
Signuno  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
eo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
epo  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
epo  

ISO 639 3
zul  
epo  

ISO 639 6
zul  
epo  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
espe1235  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
51-AAB-da  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Constructed  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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All Zulu and Esperanto 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 Esperanto dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Esperanto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Esperanto Dialects are spoken in different Esperanto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Esperanto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Zulu and Esperanto Speaking population

Zulu and Esperanto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Esperanto languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Esperanto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Esperanto language is 0.03 %. 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 Esperanto on Zulu vs Esperanto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Esperanto Language Codes

Zulu and Esperanto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Esperanto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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