Countries
South Africa
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
South Africa
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Armenian
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Sawubona
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
unjani
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
Ngiyacela
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Greece
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Griko
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Italy
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Mariupol
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Ukraine
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
zoulou
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Greeks or Hellenes
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Hellenic
Branch
Beatu
Not Available
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Modern Greek
Signed Forms
Not Available
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
ells
Glottocode
zulu1248
gree1276
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Zulu and Greek 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 Greek dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Greek Speaking population
Zulu and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Zulu vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Greek Language Codes
Zulu and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.