Zulu and Urdu
Countries
South Africa
India, Pakistan
National Language
South Africa
Pakistan
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
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.
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Derived From
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Ghaznavid Persian Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
آپ کا شکریہ
How Are You?
unjani
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
گڈ نائٹ
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
سلام علیکم
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
گڈ آفٹر نون
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
گڈ مارننگ
Please
Ngiyacela
براہ مہربانی
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
معاف کرنا
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
مجھے تم سے محبت
Excuse Me
Uxolo
معاف کیجئے گا
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
India
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Hyderabadi Urdu
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
India
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
South Asia
Native Name
isiZulu
اُردُو
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Bihari
French Name
zoulou
ourdou
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Urdu
Pronunciation
[zuːlu]
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Urdu-speaking people
Origin
19
12th Century CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Modern Standard Urdu
Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language
Signed Urdu
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
zulu1248
urdu1245
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
59-AAF-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Zulu and Urdu 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 Urdu dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Urdu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Urdu Dialects are spoken in different Urdu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Urdu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Urdu dialects include: Dakhini , Hyderabadi Urdu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Urdu Speaking population
Zulu and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. 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 Urdu on Zulu vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Urdu Language Codes
Zulu and Urdu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Urdu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.