Countries
South Africa
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
South Africa
India
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Konkani Language
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Sawubona
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
unjani
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
Ngiyacela
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Kokan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Vidarbha
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
zoulou
marathe
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Marathi
Pronunciation
Not Available
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Marathi people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Marathi
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
mara1378
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Zulu and Marathi Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Zulu and Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Zulu and Marathi language. Zulu word for "Hello" is Sawubona or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Zulu Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Zulu vs Marathi Difficulty
The Zulu vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Zulu Alphabets and Marathi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Zulu and Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Zulu and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Zulu is 44 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.