Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
South Africa
  
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 in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Qwabe
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Gabon, South Africa
  
How Many People Speak
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
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
30.00 million
  
36
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.