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Indonesian and Zulu Speaking countries


Zulu and Indonesian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Indonesia   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Indonesia   
South Africa   

Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa   
Pan South African Language Board   

Interesting Facts
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  
  • 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
Malay language   
Xhosa Language   

Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages   
Not Available   

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Indonesian and Zulu as Minority Language

In Indonesian and Zulu speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and Zulu as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
  • Zulu as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Indonesian and Zulu dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs Zulu Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Indonesian and Zulu Regulators

Indonesian and Zulu speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Zulu regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Zulu is regulated by Pan South African Language Board. Also get to learn, Indonesian and Zulu Language History.

Indonesian and Zulu Continents

Thinking about Indonesian and Zulu continents in which Indonesian and Zulu speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and Zulu. Most of the Indonesian 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 Indonesian and Zulu languages:

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

Zulu Interesting Facts:

The Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Xhosa Language and derived from Not Available.

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