Russian and Zulu Speaking countries

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

South Africa

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Russia

South Africa

1.4 Second Language

Afganistan

Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Pan South African Language Board

1.8 Interesting Facts

In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.

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.

1.9 Similar To

Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages

Xhosa Language

1.10 Derived From

Proto-Slavic Vocabulary

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Russian vs Zulu Countries

Comparing Russian vs Zulu countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Russian and Zulu languages.

Russian Speaking Countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan.
Zulu Speaking Countries: South Africa.

So we find that, total number of countries where Russian is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Zulu is official language is 1

Find if Russian and Zulu are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Russian and Zulu speaking countries will give you the presence of Russian and Zulu languages in different countries. Along with Russian vs Zulu countries, you can also compare Russian vs Zulu.

Russian and Zulu as Minority Language

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

Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Zulu as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Russian and Zulu Regulators

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

Russian and Zulu Continents

Thinking about Russian and Zulu continents in which Russian and Zulu speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Russian and Zulu. Most of the Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. 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 Russian and Zulu languages:

Russian Interesting Facts:

In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.

Zulu Interesting Facts:

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.

The Russian language was derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary and is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages whereas Russian language is similar to Xhosa Language and derived from Not Available.