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Zulu vs Sundanese


Sundanese vs Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
West Java  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
South Africa  
Indonesia  

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board  
-  

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.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language  
Madurese and Malay Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57  
34
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
50  
35
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin, Sundanese  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
40 weeks  
15

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona  
Halo  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
Nuhun  

How Are You?
unjani  
Kumaha kabarna?  

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
Wilujeng kulem  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
Wilujeng wengi  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
Wilujeng siang  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
Wilujeng énjing  

Please
Ngiyacela  
Mangga  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
Hapunten  

Bye
bye  
Wilujeng angkat  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Punten  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Western dialect  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
Banten  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
40,000,000.00  
18

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
Northern dialect  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
Bogor  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
40,000,000.00  
16

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Priangan dialect  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Bandung  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
20
40,000,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
0.57 %  
29

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
39.00 million  
22

Native Name
isiZulu  
Basa Sunda  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Priangan, Sunda  

French Name
zoulou  
soundanais  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Sundanesisch  

Pronunciation
[zuːlu]  
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  

History

Origin
19  
5th century AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Indonesian  

Branch
Beatu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Sundanese  

Language Position
87  
99+
42  
39

Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language  
Sundanese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
su  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
sun  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
sun  

ISO 639 3
zul  
sun  

ISO 639 6
zul  
sun  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
sund1251  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Zulu and Sundanese Language History

Comparison of Zulu vs Sundanese language history gives us differences between origin of Zulu and Sundanese language. History of Zulu language states that this language originated in 19 whereas history of Sundanese language states that this language originated in 5th century AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Zulu and Sundanese Language History.

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Zulu and Sundanese 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 Sundanese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Zulu and Sundanese language. Zulu word for "Hello" is Sawubona or Sundanese word for "Thank You" is Nuhun. Find more of such common Zulu Greetings and Sundanese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Zulu vs Sundanese Difficulty

The Zulu vs Sundanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Zulu Alphabets and Sundanese 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 Sundanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Zulu and Sundanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Zulu is 44 weeks while to learn Sundanese time required is 40 weeks.

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