Zulu and Latvian
Countries
South Africa
European Union, Latvia
National Language
South Africa
Latvia
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
Latvian State Language Center
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.
- The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Lithuanian Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
Paldies
How Are You?
unjani
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
Labdien
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
Labrīt
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
Piedodiet!
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Piedodiet!
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Latvia
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Latvia
Dialect 3
Ndebele
High Latvian
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
France, Latvia
Native Name
isiZulu
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Lettish
French Name
zoulou
letton
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Lettisch
Pronunciation
[zuːlu]
[ˈlætviən]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Baltic
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Latvian
Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
zulu1248
latv1249
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Synthetic
All Zulu and Latvian 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 Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Latvian Speaking population
Zulu and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 %. 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 Latvian on Zulu vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Latvian Language Codes
Zulu and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.