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Javanese and Zulu Speaking countries


Zulu and Javanese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Indonesia   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Indonesia   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Pan South African Language Board   

Interesting Facts
  • The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
  • The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
  
  • 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
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages   
Xhosa Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Javanese and Zulu as Minority Language

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

  • Javanese as minority language: Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname.
  • Zulu as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Javanese and Zulu Regulators

Javanese and Zulu speaking countries provide you Javanese and Zulu regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Javanese is not regulated.Zulu is regulated by Pan South African Language Board. Also get to learn, Javanese and Zulu Language History.

Javanese and Zulu Continents

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

Javanese Interesting Facts:

Zulu Interesting Facts:

The Javanese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages whereas Javanese language is similar to Xhosa Language and derived from Not Available.

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