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Zulu and Sundanese


Sundanese and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
West Java  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
South Africa  
Indonesia  

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  
-  

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 Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language  
Madurese and Malay Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57  
34
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
50  
35
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin, Sundanese  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
40 weeks  
15

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona  
Halo  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
Nuhun  

How Are You?
unjani  
Kumaha kabarna?  

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
Wilujeng kulem  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
Wilujeng wengi  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
Wilujeng siang  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
Wilujeng énjing  

Please
Ngiyacela  
Mangga  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
Hapunten  

Bye
bye  
Wilujeng angkat  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Punten  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Western dialect  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
Banten  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
40,000,000.00  
18

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
Northern dialect  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
Bogor  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
40,000,000.00  
16

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Priangan dialect  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Bandung  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
20
40,000,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
0.57 %  
29

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
39.00 million  
22

Native Name
isiZulu  
Basa Sunda  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Priangan, Sunda  

French Name
zoulou  
soundanais  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Sundanesisch  

Pronunciation
[zuːlu]  
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  

History

Origin
19  
5th century AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Indonesian  

Branch
Beatu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Sundanese  

Language Position
87  
99+
42  
39

Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language  
Sundanese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
su  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
sun  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
sun  

ISO 639 3
zul  
sun  

ISO 639 6
zul  
sun  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
sund1251  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Zulu and Sundanese Speaking population

Zulu and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 %. 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 Sundanese on Zulu vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Sundanese Language Codes

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

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