Countries
South Africa
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
South Africa
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Not Available
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Sawubona
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
unjani
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Ngiyacela
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Kongu
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Native Name
isiZulu
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
zoulou
tamoul
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Beatu
Not Available
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
zulu1248
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Zulu and Tamil 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 Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Zulu and Tamil language. Zulu word for "Hello" is Sawubona or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Zulu Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Zulu vs Tamil Difficulty
The Zulu vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Zulu Alphabets and Tamil 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 Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Zulu and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Zulu is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.