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Zulu and Slovak


Slovak and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
South Africa  
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia  

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  
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board  
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic  

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.
  
  • Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
  • Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language  
Czech Language  

Derived From
-  
Czech-Slovak Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57  
34
46  
26

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
15  
12

How Many Consonants
50  
35
38  
27

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona  
Ahoj  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
Ďakujem vám  

How Are You?
unjani  
Ako sa máte?  

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
Dobrú noc  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
Dobrý večer  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
Dobré popoludnie  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
Dobré ráno  

Please
Ngiyacela  
Prosím  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
Pardón!  

Bye
bye  
Dovidenia  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
Ľúbim Ťa  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Prepáčte!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Eastern Slovak  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
5,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
Central Slovak  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
5,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Western Slovak  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
20
5,500,000.00  
37

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
5.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
6.00 million  
99+

Native Name
isiZulu  
slovenčina  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Slovakian, Slovencina  

French Name
zoulou  
slovaque  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Slowakisch  

Pronunciation
[zuːlu]  
[ˈsləʊvæk]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Slovaks  

History

Origin
19  
6th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Slavic  

Branch
Beatu  
Western  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
Proto-Slavic  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Slovak  

Language Position
87  
99+
27  
25

Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language  
Slovak Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
sk  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
slk  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
slo  

ISO 639 3
zul  
slk  

ISO 639 6
zul  
slk  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
slov1269  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
53-AAA-db  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Zulu and Slovak Speaking population

Zulu and Slovak speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Slovak languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Slovak Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Slovak language is 0.14 %. 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 Slovak on Zulu vs Slovak where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Slovak Language Codes

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

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