Maithili and Zulu
Countries
India, Nepal
South Africa
National Language
India, Nepal
South Africa
Second Language
Nepal
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
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Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
- 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
Bhojpuri Language
Xhosa Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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How Many Consonants
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
dhanyabad
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?
unjani
Good Night
Śubharātri
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
shubh sandhya
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
Suprabhaat
okuhle ekuseni
Sorry
maf karai
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Where They Speak
Nepal
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Madhubani
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
North India
Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Khortha
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Deoghar, France
Zimbabwe
Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
maithili
zoulou
German Name
Maithili
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Maithil
Zulu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Beatu
Early Forms
No early forms
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Standard Maithili
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
zu
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mait1250
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 Maithili 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 Maithili and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Maithili and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maithili are spoken in different Maithili Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maithili vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat, Madhubani. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maithili and Zulu Speaking population
Maithili and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maithili and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Maithili and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 % 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 Maithili and Zulu on Maithili vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maithili and Zulu Language Codes
Maithili and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maithili and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.