Shona and Zulu
Countries
Zimbabwe
South Africa
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
- 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
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Xhosa Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Waita zvako
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
unjani
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
Manheru
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
Masikati
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
Mangwanani
okuhle ekuseni
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Ngiyacela
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Karanga
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Georgia, South Africa
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Zimbabwe
Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
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isiZulu
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Isizulu, Zunda
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
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Zulu people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
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urban Zulu
Standard Forms
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Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
core1255
zulu1248
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Shona 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 Shona and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Zulu Speaking population
Shona and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % 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 Shona and Zulu on Shona vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Zulu Language Codes
Shona and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.