Madurese and Zulu
Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
South Africa
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
- 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 and Javanese Languages
Xhosa Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
matur nuwun
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
piye kabare?
unjani
Good Night
wengi sing apik
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
okuhle ekuseni
Please
Not Available
Ngiyacela
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Gabon, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Bawean
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Zimbabwe
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Madurese
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
madourais
zoulou
German Name
Maduresisch
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Madurese
Zulu people
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Beatu
Early Forms
No early forms
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Madurese
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
zu
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
madu1247
zulu1248
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Madurese 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 Madurese and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Madurese and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Madurese are spoken in different Madurese Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Madurese vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Madurese dialects include: Kangean, Bawean. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Madurese and Zulu Speaking population
Madurese and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % 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 Madurese and Zulu on Madurese vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Madurese and Zulu Language Codes
Madurese and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Madurese and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
