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Zulu and Swahili


Swahili and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

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.
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Similar To
Xhosa Language  
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages  

Derived From
-  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57  
34
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
50  
35
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona  
Habari  

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  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
pole  

Bye
bye  
bye  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
nakupenda  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Samahani  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Kiunguja  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
Zanzibar island  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
75,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
Kimrima  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
Dar es Salaam  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
75,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Kimgao  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Kilwa  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
20
75,000,000.00  
9

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
150.00 million  
13

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
75.00 million  
14

Native Name
isiZulu  
Kiswahili  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili  

French Name
zoulou  
swahili  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Swahili  

Pronunciation
[zuːlu]  
[swaˈhili]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Swahili people or Waswahili  

History

Origin
19  
6th century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Beatu  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Swahili  

Language Position
87  
99+
21  
19

Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language  
Swahili Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
sw  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
swa  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
swa  

ISO 639 3
zul  
swa  

ISO 639 6
zul  
swa  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
swah1254  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
99-AUS-m  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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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.

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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 0.42 %. 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.

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