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Zulu and Welsh


Welsh and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
Wales  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
South Africa  
Wales  

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Argentina, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board  
Welsh Language Commissioner  

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.
  
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language  
English Language  

Derived From
-  
British Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57  
34
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
50  
35
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona  
Helô  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
Diolch  

How Are You?
unjani  
Sut ydych chi?  

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
Nos da  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
Noswaith dda  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
P'nawn da  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
Bore da  

Please
Ngiyacela  
os gwelwch yn dda  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  

Bye
bye  
Hwyl  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
Dw i'n dy garu di  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Esgusodwch fi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Patagonian Welsh  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
Argentina  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
38,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
Y Wyndodeg  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
Gwynedd  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Y Bowyseg  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Powys  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
20
700,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
7.40 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
0.24 %  
99+

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
7.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
0.70 million  
99+

Native Name
isiZulu  
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Cymraeg  

French Name
zoulou  
gallois  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Kymrisch  

Pronunciation
[zuːlu]  
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Welsh people  

History

Origin
19  
9th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Celtic  

Branch
Beatu  
Brythonic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Welsh  

Language Position
87  
99+
31  
29

Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language  
Welsh Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
cy  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
cym  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
wel  

ISO 639 3
zul  
cym  

ISO 639 6
zul  
cym  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
wels1247  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
50-ABA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Historical  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Zulu and Welsh Speaking population

Zulu and Welsh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Welsh languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Welsh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 %. 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 Welsh on Zulu vs Welsh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Welsh Language Codes

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

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