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Balochi vs Zulu


Zulu vs Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Iran  
South Africa  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  
Pan South African Language Board  

Interesting Facts
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
  • 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
Kurdish and Persian  
Xhosa Language  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
57  
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
7  
4

How Many Consonants
26  
16
50  
35

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
Sawubona  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
Ngiyabonga  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
unjani  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
okuhle ebusuku  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
okuhle kusihlwa  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
okuhle ntambama  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
okuhle ekuseni  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
Ngiyacela  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
Ngiyaxolisa  

Bye
bye  
bye  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
Ngiyakuthanda wena  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
Uxolo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Qwabe  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Gabon, South Africa  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
17
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
Georgia, South Africa  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
20
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Ndebele  

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  
Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
10
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
30.00 million  
36

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.16 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
12.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
16.00 million  
17

Native Name
بلوچی  
isiZulu  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Isizulu, Zunda  

French Name
baloutchi  
zoulou  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Zulu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Zulu people  

History

Origin
19th Century  
19  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Not Available  
Beatu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
urban Zulu  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
Deep Zulu  

Language Position
Not Available  
87  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
zu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
zul  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
zul  

ISO 639 3
bal  
zul  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
balo1260  
zulu1248  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
99-AUT-fg  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Balochi and Zulu Language History

Comparison of Balochi vs Zulu language history gives us differences between origin of Balochi and Zulu language. History of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Zulu language states that this language originated in 19. 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 Balochi and Zulu Language History.

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

Balochi vs Zulu Difficulty

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

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