Zulu and Igbo
Countries
South Africa
Nigeria
National Language
South Africa
Nigeria
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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 Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Alphabets in
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Thank You
Ngiyabonga
dalụ
How Are You?
unjani
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
ka chi fo
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
ụtụtụ ọma
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Nigeria
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Ngwa
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Nigeria
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Not present
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
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Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Ibo
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
[zuːlu]
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Igbo people
Origin
19
30th Century BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language
Igbo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
zulu1248
nucl1417
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Zulu and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Igbo Speaking population
Zulu and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 %. 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 Igbo on Zulu vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Igbo Language Codes
Zulu and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.