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Zulu and Ilocano


Ilocano and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
South Africa  
Philippines  

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57  
34
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
50  
35
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
unjani  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
Ngiyacela  
mangngegda  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
bye  
Pakada  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
20
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
isiZulu  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
zoulou  
ilocano  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[zuːlu]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
19  
18th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
-  

Branch
Beatu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
87  
99+
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
zul  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
zul  
ilo  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Zulu and Ilocano Speaking population

Zulu and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Zulu vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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