Amharic and Zulu
Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
South Africa
National Language
Ethiopia
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
- 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.
Similar To
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Xhosa Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
amesege'nallo'
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
unjani
Good Night
Dehna dur
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
okuhle ekuseni
Please
i'bakwon
Ngiyacela
Sorry
aznallehu
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
afekirishalehu
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Where They Speak
Gondar
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Gojjami
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Georgia, South Africa
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Zimbabwe
Native Name
Not Available
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
amharique
zoulou
German Name
Amharisch
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
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Ethnicity
Amharas
Zulu people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Ge'ez
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Amharic
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
amha1245
zulu1248
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Amharic and Zulu 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 Amharic and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Zulu Speaking population
Amharic and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Amharic and Zulu on Amharic vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Zulu Language Codes
Amharic and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.