Zulu and Hindi
Countries
South Africa
Fiji, India
National Language
South Africa
India
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Central Hindi Directorate
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 Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Urdu
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Sawubona
नमस्ते (Namastē)
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
unjani
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
Please
Ngiyacela
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
खेद (Khēda)
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Khariboli
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Marwari
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Bundeli
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Bundelkhand
Native Name
isiZulu
हिन्दी
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Hindi
Pronunciation
[zuːlu]
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Hindustani people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Standard Hindi
Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
zulu1248
hind1269
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
59-AAF-qf
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional, Synthetic
All Zulu and Hindi 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 Hindi dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Hindi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Hindi Dialects are spoken in different Hindi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Hindi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Hindi dialects include: Khariboli , Marwari. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Hindi Speaking population
Zulu and Hindi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Hindi languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Hindi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 %. 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 Hindi on Zulu vs Hindi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Hindi Language Codes
Zulu and Hindi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Hindi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.