Zulu and Swahili
Countries
South Africa
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
South Africa
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
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Thank You
Ngiyabonga
Asante
How Are You?
unjani
Habari gani?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
Habari za asubuhi
Please
Ngiyacela
tafadhali
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
nakupenda
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Dar es Salaam
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Kilwa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
Not Available
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
zoulou
swahili
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Swahili
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Swahili people or Waswahili
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Swahili
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
swah1254
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Zulu and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Swahili Speaking population
Zulu and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili on Zulu vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Swahili Language Codes
Zulu and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.