Countries
South Africa
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
South Africa
Portugal
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
obrigado
How Are You?
unjani
Como você está?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
boa noite
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
boa Tarde
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
bom Dia
Please
Ngiyacela
Por Favor
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
pesaroso
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
Uxolo
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Brazil
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Portugal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
Português
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Português
French Name
zoulou
portugais
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Portuguese people or portugueses
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Romance
Branch
Beatu
Not Available
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
port1283
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Zulu and Portuguese 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 Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Portuguese Speaking population
Zulu and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Zulu vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Portuguese Language Codes
Zulu and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.