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French and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
32  
3

National Language
South Africa  
France  

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language  
Italian Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57  
34
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
50  
35
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona  
bonjour  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
Merci  

How Are You?
unjani  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
Bonjour  

Please
Ngiyacela  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
désolé  

Bye
bye  
au revoir  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
6,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
African French  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
274,000,000.00  
1

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
20
1,800,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
1.12 %  
18

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
isiZulu  
français  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Français  

French Name
zoulou  
français  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[zuːlu]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
French people  

History

Origin
19  
9th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Romance  

Branch
Beatu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Standard French  

Language Position
87  
99+
13  
12

Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
fre  

ISO 639 3
zul  
fra  

ISO 639 6
zul  
fras  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Zulu and French Speaking population

Zulu and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and French languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Zulu vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and French Language Codes

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

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