Oriya and Zulu
Countries
India
South Africa
National Language
India
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
Not Available
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
- 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
Bengali and Assamese
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
Sawubona
Thank You
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
unjani
Good Night
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
okuhle ekuseni
Please
Not Available
Ngiyacela
Sorry
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
Ngiyaxolisa
Bye
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
bye
I Love You
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Baleswari
Qwabe
Where They Speak
India
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Ganjami
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
India
Georgia, South Africa
Where They Speak
India
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
Isizulu, Zunda
German Name
Oriya-Sprache
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈoɽia]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Odias
Zulu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Standard Odia
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
macr1269
zulu1248
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Oriya 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 Oriya and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Oriya and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oriya are spoken in different Oriya Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oriya vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oriya dialects include: Baleswari, Ganjami. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oriya and Zulu Speaking population
Oriya and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oriya and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Oriya and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 % 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 Oriya and Zulu on Oriya vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oriya and Zulu Language Codes
Oriya and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oriya and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.