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Malayalam and Zulu Speaking countries


Zulu and Malayalam Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
South Africa   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala   
Pan South African Language Board   

Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  
  • 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
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages   
Xhosa Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

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Malayalam and Zulu as Minority Language

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

  • Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
  • Zulu as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Malayalam and Zulu Regulators

Malayalam and Zulu speaking countries provide you Malayalam and Zulu regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala regulates Malayalam language.Zulu is regulated by Pan South African Language Board. Also get to learn, Malayalam and Zulu Language History.

Malayalam and Zulu Continents

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

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

Zulu Interesting Facts:

The Malayalam language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Tamil and Sanskrit Languages whereas Malayalam language is similar to Xhosa Language and derived from Not Available.

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