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Navajo and Zulu


Zulu and Navajo


Countries

Countries
United States of America   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
United States of America   
South Africa   

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

Speaking Continents
North America   
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
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
  • 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
Apache Language   
Xhosa Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Navajo-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
36   
18
57   
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
7   
4

How Many Consonants
34   
24
50   
35

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Yá'át'ééh   
Sawubona   

Thank You
Ahéhee'   
Ngiyabonga   

How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?   
unjani   

Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'   
okuhle ebusuku   

Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní   
okuhle kusihlwa   

Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh   
okuhle ntambama   

Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní   
okuhle ekuseni   

Please
T'aa shoodi   
Ngiyacela   

Sorry
Not available   
Ngiyaxolisa   

Bye
Hágoónee’   
bye   

I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí   
Ngiyakuthanda wena   

Excuse Me
Shoohá   
Uxolo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navajo1   
Qwabe   

Where They Speak
Arizona   
Gabon, South Africa   

Dialect 2
Navajo2   
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   

Where They Speak
New Mexico   
Georgia, South Africa   

Dialect 3
Navajo3   
Ndebele   

Where They Speak
Utah   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.70 million   
99+
30.00 million   
36

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.16 %   
99+

Native Speakers
1.70 million   
99+
12.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí   
isiZulu   

Alternative Names
Navaho   
Isizulu, Zunda   

French Name
navaho   
zoulou   

German Name
Navajo-Sprache   
Zulu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Navajo people   
Zulu people   

History

Origin
1500 CE   
19   

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Athapascan   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Beatu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
urban Zulu   

Standard Forms
Navajo   
Deep Zulu   

Language Position
Not Available   
87   
99+

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
nv   
zu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nav   
zul   

ISO 639 2/B
nav   
zul   

ISO 639 3
nav   
zul   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nava1243   
zulu1248   

Linguasphere
No data available   
99-AUT-fg   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All Navajo 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 Navajo and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Navajo and Zulu Speaking population

Navajo and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Navajo and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Navajo and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Navajo language is Not Available 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 Navajo and Zulu on Navajo vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Navajo and Zulu Language Codes

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

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