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Marathi and Zulu Speaking countries


Zulu and Marathi Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
India   
South Africa   

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   
Pan South African Language Board   

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • 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
Konkani Language   
Xhosa Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

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Marathi and Zulu as Minority Language

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

  • Marathi as minority language: Israel, Mauritius.
  • Zulu as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Marathi and Zulu Regulators

Marathi and Zulu speaking countries provide you Marathi and Zulu regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad regulates Marathi language.Zulu is regulated by Pan South African Language Board. Also get to learn, Marathi and Zulu Language History.

Marathi and Zulu Continents

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

Marathi Interesting Facts:

Zulu Interesting Facts:

The Marathi language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Konkani Language whereas Marathi language is similar to Xhosa Language and derived from Not Available.

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