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Marathi and Zulu


Zulu and Marathi


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   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   
Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
52   
31
57   
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
7   
4

How Many Consonants
36   
26
50   
35

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   
Sawubona   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   
Ngiyabonga   

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   
unjani   

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   
okuhle ebusuku   

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   
okuhle kusihlwa   

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   
okuhle ntambama   

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   
okuhle ekuseni   

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   
Ngiyacela   

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   
Ngiyaxolisa   

Bye
बाय (Bāya)   
bye   

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   
Ngiyakuthanda wena   

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   
Uxolo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani   
Qwabe   

Where They Speak
Kokan   
Gabon, South Africa   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
23
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Varhadi   
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   

Where They Speak
Vidarbha   
Georgia, South Africa   

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00   
12
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Khandeshi   
Ndebele   

Where They Speak
Khandesh   
Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
42   
29
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million   
25
30.00 million   
36

Speaking Population
1.10 %   
18
0.16 %   
99+

Native Speakers
68.00 million   
16
12.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million   
32
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)   
isiZulu   

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   
Isizulu, Zunda   

French Name
marathe   
zoulou   

German Name
Marathi   
Zulu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Marathi people   
Zulu people   

History

Origin
10th century   
19   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Indic   
Beatu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit   
urban Zulu   

Standard Forms
Marathi   
Deep Zulu   

Language Position
17   
15
87   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mr   
zu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar   
zul   

ISO 639 2/B
mar   
zul   

ISO 639 3
mar   
zul   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mara1378   
zulu1248   

Linguasphere
omr   
99-AUT-fg   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Marathi 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 Marathi and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Marathi and Zulu Speaking population

Marathi and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Zulu on Marathi vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Zulu Language Codes

Marathi and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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