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Catalan vs Zulu


Zulu vs Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
South Africa   

Second Language
Spain   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Pan South African Language Board   

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Xhosa Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   
Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
57   
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
23   
13
50   
35

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Sawubona   

Thank You
Gràcies   
Ngiyabonga   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
unjani   

Good Night
Bona nit   
okuhle ebusuku   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
okuhle kusihlwa   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
okuhle ntambama   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
okuhle ekuseni   

Please
Sisplau   
Ngiyacela   

Sorry
Perdó!   
Ngiyaxolisa   

Bye
Adéu   
bye   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Ngiyakuthanda wena   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Uxolo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Qwabe   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Gabon, South Africa   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Valencian   
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Georgia, South Africa   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Ndebele   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.16 %   
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
12.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
català   
isiZulu   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Isizulu, Zunda   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
zoulou   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Zulu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Zulu people   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
19   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Beatu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
urban Zulu   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Deep Zulu   

Language Position
Not Available   
87   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
zu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
zul   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
zul   

ISO 639 3
cat   
zul   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
zulu1248   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
99-AUT-fg   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Catalan and Zulu Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Zulu language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Zulu language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 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 Catalan and Zulu Language History.

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

Catalan vs Zulu Difficulty

The Catalan vs Zulu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan 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 Catalan and Zulu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Zulu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Zulu time required is 44 weeks.

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