Countries
Galicia
  
South Africa
  
National Language
Galicia
  
South Africa
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
  
Pan South African Language Board
  
Interesting Facts
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
- 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
Portuguese Language
  
Xhosa Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Ola
  
Sawubona
  
Thank You
Grazas
  
Ngiyabonga
  
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
  
unjani
  
Good Night
Boas noites
  
okuhle ebusuku
  
Good Evening
Boa tarde
  
okuhle kusihlwa
  
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
  
okuhle ntambama
  
Good Morning
Bos días
  
okuhle ekuseni
  
Please
Por favor
  
Ngiyacela
  
Sorry
Síntoo!
  
Ngiyaxolisa
  
Bye
Adeus
  
bye
  
I Love You
Ámote
  
Ngiyakuthanda wena
  
Excuse Me
Perdoe!
  
Uxolo
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
  
Qwabe
  
Where They Speak
East Galicia
  
Gabon, South Africa
  
Dialect 2
Central Galician
  
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
  
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
  
Georgia, South Africa
  
Dialect 3
Western Galician
  
Ndebele
  
Where They Speak
West Galicia
  
Zimbabwe
  
How Many People Speak?
2.40 million
  
99+
30.00 million
  
36
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
2.40 million
  
99+
12.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
16.00 million
  
17
Native Name
Galego
  
isiZulu
  
Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
  
Isizulu, Zunda
  
French Name
galicien
  
zoulou
  
German Name
Galicisch
  
Zulu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Zulu people
  
Origin
c. 1175
  
19
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Benue-Congo
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Beatu
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
  
urban Zulu
  
Standard Forms
Galician
  
Deep Zulu
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
gl
  
zu
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
glg
  
zul
  
ISO 639 2/B
glg
  
zul
  
ISO 639 3
glg
  
zul
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
gali1258
  
zulu1248
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
  
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
  
All Galician 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 Galician and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Galician and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Galician are spoken in different Galician Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Galician vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician, Central Galician. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Galician and Zulu Speaking population
Galician and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is Not Available 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 Galician and Zulu on Galician vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Galician and Zulu Language Codes
Galician and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Galician and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.