Chinese and Zulu Speaking countries
Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
South Africa
National Language
China, Taiwan
South Africa
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
- 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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Chinese and Zulu as Minority Language
In Chinese and Zulu speaking countries you will get the countries which have Chinese and Zulu as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
- Zulu as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Chinese and Zulu dialects, then you can go to Chinese vs Zulu Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Chinese and Zulu Regulators
Chinese and Zulu speaking countries provide you Chinese and Zulu regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council regulates Chinese language.Zulu is regulated by Pan South African Language Board. Also get to learn, Chinese and Zulu Language History.
Chinese and Zulu Continents
Thinking about Chinese and Zulu continents in which Chinese and Zulu speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Chinese and Zulu. Most of the Chinese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Zulu speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Chinese and Zulu languages:
Chinese Interesting Facts:
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Zulu 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.
The Chinese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Chinese language is similar to Xhosa Language and derived from Not Available.