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Zulu and Galician


Galician and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
Galicia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
South Africa  
Galicia  

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  

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.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language  
Portuguese Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57  
34
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
50  
35
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
28 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona  
Ola  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
Grazas  

How Are You?
unjani  
Que tal estás?  

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
Boas noites  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
Boa tarde  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
Boa tarde  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
Bos días  

Please
Ngiyacela  
Por favor  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
Síntoo!  

Bye
bye  
Adeus  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
Ámote  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Perdoe!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Eastern Galician  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
East Galicia  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
2,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
Central Galician  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
Central Galicia  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Western Galician  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
West Galicia  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
20
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
2.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
isiZulu  
Galego  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Galego, Gallego  

French Name
zoulou  
galicien  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Galicisch  

Pronunciation
[zuːlu]  
[ɡaˈleɣo]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Galician people  

History

Origin
19  
c. 1175  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
-  

Branch
Beatu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Galician  

Language Position
87  
99+
46  
99+

Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language  
Galician Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
gl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
glg  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
glg  

ISO 639 3
zul  
glg  

ISO 639 6
zul  
glg  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
gali1258  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
51-AAA-ab  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Zulu and Galician Speaking population

Zulu and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 %. 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 Galician on Zulu vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Galician Language Codes

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

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