Zulu and Estonian
Countries
South Africa
Estonia, European Union
National Language
South Africa
Estonia, Gambia
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
Denmark, Russia, Sweden
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Institute of the Estonian 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.
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Finnish
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
aitäh
How Are You?
unjani
kuidas sul läheb
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
Head ööd
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
Tere õhtust
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
Tere päevast
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
Tere hommikust
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
Vabandust
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
ma armastan sind
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Vabandage
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Keskmurre
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Tartu
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Georgia, South Estonia
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Idamurre
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.
Native Name
isiZulu
eesti keel
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Eesti keel
French Name
zoulou
estonien
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Estnisch
Pronunciation
[zuːlu]
[eˈstˑoˑniˑa]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Estonians
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Uralic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Finno-Ugric
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Estonian
Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language
Estonian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
zulu1248
esto1258
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Agglutinative
All Zulu and Estonian 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 Estonian dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Estonian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Estonian Dialects are spoken in different Estonian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Estonian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Estonian dialects include: Keskmurre , Tartu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Estonian Speaking population
Zulu and Estonian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Estonian languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Estonian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Estonian 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 Estonian on Zulu vs Estonian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Estonian Language Codes
Zulu and Estonian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Estonian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.