Zulu and Thai
Countries
South Africa
Thailand
National Language
South Africa
Thailand
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
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
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.
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Lao Language
Derived From
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Khmer Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Sawubona
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
How Are You?
unjani
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
Please
Ngiyacela
โปรด (Pord)
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Isan
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Northern Thai
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Northern Thailand
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Southern Thai
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
Native Name
isiZulu
ภาษาไทย
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Thailändisch
Pronunciation
[zuːlu]
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Old Thai
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Thai
Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language
Thai Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
zulu1248
thai1261
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
47-AAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Zulu and Thai 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 Thai dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Thai language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Thai Dialects are spoken in different Thai speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Thai Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Thai dialects include: Isan , Northern Thai. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Thai Speaking population
Zulu and Thai speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Thai languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Thai Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 %. 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 Thai on Zulu vs Thai where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Thai Language Codes
Zulu and Thai language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Thai Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.