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Zulu and Navajo


Navajo and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
United States of America  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
South Africa  
United States of America  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
North America  

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

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board  
-  

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.
  
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language  
Apache Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57  
34
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
12  
9

How Many Consonants
50  
35
34  
24

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona  
Yá'át'ééh  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
Ahéhee'  

How Are You?
unjani  
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?  

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
Yá'át'ééh  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
Yá'át'ééh abíní  

Please
Ngiyacela  
T'aa shoodi  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
Nízhdził  

Bye
bye  
Hágoónee’  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
Ayóó ánííníshí  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Shoohá  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Navajo1  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
Arizona  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
Navajo2  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
New Mexico  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Navajo3  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Utah  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
20
120,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
1.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
0.17 million  
99+

Native Name
isiZulu  
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Navaho  

French Name
zoulou  
navaho  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Navajo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[zuːlu]  
[ˈnævəhoʊ]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Navajo people  

History

Origin
19  
1500 CE  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Dené–Yeniseian Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Athapascan  

Branch
Beatu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Navajo  

Language Position
87  
99+
29  
27

Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language  
Navajo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
nv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
nav  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
nav  

ISO 639 3
zul  
nav  

ISO 639 6
zul  
nav  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
nava1243  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  

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All Zulu and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Zulu and Navajo Speaking population

Zulu and Navajo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Navajo languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Navajo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Navajo language is 0.05 %. 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 Navajo on Zulu vs Navajo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Navajo Language Codes

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

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