Countries
South Africa
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
South Africa
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Tamil
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Sawubona
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
unjani
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
Ngiyacela
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Native Name
isiZulu
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
zoulou
télougou
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[zuːlu]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Telugu people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Telugu
Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
zulu1248
telu1262
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Zulu and Telugu 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 Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Zulu and Telugu language. Zulu word for "Hello" is Sawubona or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Zulu Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Zulu vs Telugu Difficulty
The Zulu vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Zulu Alphabets and Telugu 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 Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Zulu and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Zulu is 44 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.