Countries
South Africa
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
National Language
South Africa
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
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
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
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.
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Sawubona
ഹലോ (halēā)
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
നന്ദി (nandi)
How Are You?
unjani
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
Please
Ngiyacela
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Judeo-Malayalam
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Israel, kerala
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Mappila
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
India
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Pandy Malayalam
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
France, kerala
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
French Name
zoulou
malayalam
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Malayalam
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Malayali
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Beatu
Not Available
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early form
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Malayalam
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
mala1464
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Zulu and Malayalam 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 Malayalam dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Malayalam language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Malayalam Dialects are spoken in different Malayalam speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Malayalam Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam , Mappila. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Malayalam Speaking population
Zulu and Malayalam speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Malayalam languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Malayalam Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 %. 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 Malayalam on Zulu vs Malayalam where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Malayalam Language Codes
Zulu and Malayalam language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Malayalam Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.