Home
Languagevs


Sindhi and Zulu


Zulu and Sindhi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
India, Pakistan, Sindh   
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
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority   
Pan South African Language Board   

Interesting Facts
  • The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  
  • 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
Gujarati   
Xhosa Language   

Derived From
Prakrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
64   
37
57   
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
7   
4

How Many Consonants
42   
31
50   
35

Scripts
Arabic, Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Assalam O Alaikum   
Sawubona   

Thank You
Meharbani   
Ngiyabonga   

How Are You?
Kehra haal aahin   
unjani   

Good Night
tava kia aayo   
okuhle ebusuku   

Good Evening
Sham Jo Salam   
okuhle kusihlwa   

Good Afternoon
Assalam o Alaikum   
okuhle ntambama   

Good Morning
Subho Bakhair   
okuhle ekuseni   

Please
Mehrbani   
Ngiyacela   

Sorry
Moon khe afsos aahe   
Ngiyaxolisa   

Bye
Allah Wahi   
bye   

I Love You
Man tokhe prem karyan ti   
Ngiyakuthanda wena   

Excuse Me
Maaf Kajo   
Uxolo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Siraiki   
Qwabe   

Where They Speak
Upper Sindh   
Gabon, South Africa   

Dialect 2
Vicholi   
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   

Where They Speak
Central Sindh   
Georgia, South Africa   

Dialect 3
Lari   
Ndebele   

Where They Speak
Lower Sindh   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
29.00 million   
37
30.00 million   
36

Speaking Population
0.39 %   
34
0.16 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
12.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
Not Available   
isiZulu   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Isizulu, Zunda   

French Name
sindhi   
zoulou   

German Name
Sindhi-Sprache   
Zulu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Zulu people   

History

Origin
711 A.D   
19   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Indic   
Beatu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
urban Zulu   

Standard Forms
Sindhi   
Deep Zulu   

Language Position
50   
37
87   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sd   
zu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
snd   
zul   

ISO 639 2/B
snd   
zul   

ISO 639 3
snd   
zul   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sind1272   
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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Summary >>
<< Code

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

Compare Easiest Languages to Learn

Sindhi and Zulu Speaking population

Sindhi and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sindhi and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Sindhi and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 % 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 Sindhi and Zulu on Sindhi vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sindhi and Zulu Language Codes

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

Easiest Languages to Learn

Easiest Languages to Learn

» More Easiest Languages to Learn

Compare Easiest Languages to Learn

» More Compare Easiest Languages to Learn