Zulu and Oriya
Countries
South Africa
India
National Language
South Africa
India
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
Not Available
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 earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Bengali and Assamese
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Sawubona
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
How Are You?
unjani
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
Please
Ngiyacela
Not Available
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
Bye
bye
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Baleswari
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
India
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Ganjami
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
India
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Oriya-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈoɽia]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Odias
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Standard Odia
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
macr1269
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Zulu and Oriya 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 Oriya dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Oriya language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Oriya Dialects are spoken in different Oriya speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Oriya Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Oriya dialects include: Baleswari , Ganjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Oriya Speaking population
Zulu and Oriya speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Oriya languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Oriya Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 %. 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 Oriya on Zulu vs Oriya where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Oriya Language Codes
Zulu and Oriya language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Oriya Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.