Zulu and Somali
Countries
South Africa
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
South Africa
Somalia
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
unjani
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
Subax wanaagsan
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Uxolo
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Standard Somali
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
zoulou
somali
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Somali
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Somalis
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Cushitic
Branch
Beatu
Not Available
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Somali
Signed Forms
Not Available
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
soma1255
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 Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Somali Speaking population
Zulu and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available. 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 Somali on Zulu vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Somali Language Codes
Zulu and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.