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Zulu and Filipino


Filipino and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
South Africa  
Philippines  

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
-  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57  
34
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
50  
35
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona  
Kumusta  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
Salamat  

How Are You?
unjani  
Kumusta  

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
Magandang umaga  

Please
Ngiyacela  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
bye  
Paalam  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
100,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
8,200,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
20
2,600,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
1.74 %  
11

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
isiZulu  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Pilipino  

French Name
zoulou  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
[zuːlu]  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Filipino people  

History

Origin
19  
16th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
-  

Branch
Beatu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Filipino  

Language Position
87  
99+
34  
32

Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language  
Filipino Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
fil  

ISO 639 3
zul  
fil  

ISO 639 6
zul  
fil  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
No Data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Zulu and Filipino Speaking population

Zulu and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 %. 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 Filipino on Zulu vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Filipino Language Codes

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

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