Japanese and Zulu
Countries
Japan
South Africa
National Language
Japan
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Africa
Minority Language
Palau
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- 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
Korean Language
Xhosa Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Sawubona
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
unjani
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
okuhle ekuseni
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Ngiyacela
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Gabon, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hakata
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Georgia, South Africa
Where They Speak
kansai
Zimbabwe
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
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Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
japonais
zoulou
German Name
Japanisch
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
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Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Zulu people
Language Family
Japonic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Beatu
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Japanese
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1643
zulu1248
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
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All Japanese 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 Japanese and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Zulu Speaking population
Japanese and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Zulu on Japanese vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Zulu Language Codes
Japanese and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.