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Slovak and Zulu


Zulu and Slovak


Countries

Countries
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia   
South Africa   

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

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic   
Pan South African Language Board   

Interesting Facts
  • Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
  • Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
  
  • 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
Czech Language   
Xhosa Language   

Derived From
Czech-Slovak Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
46   
26
57   
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15   
12
7   
4

How Many Consonants
38   
27
50   
35

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Ahoj   
Sawubona   

Thank You
Ďakujem vám   
Ngiyabonga   

How Are You?
Ako sa máte?   
unjani   

Good Night
Dobrú noc   
okuhle ebusuku   

Good Evening
Dobrý večer   
okuhle kusihlwa   

Good Afternoon
Dobré popoludnie   
okuhle ntambama   

Good Morning
Dobré ráno   
okuhle ekuseni   

Please
Prosím   
Ngiyacela   

Sorry
Pardón!   
Ngiyaxolisa   

Bye
Dovidenia   
bye   

I Love You
Ľúbim Ťa   
Ngiyakuthanda wena   

Excuse Me
Prepáčte!   
Uxolo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Slovak   
Qwabe   

Where They Speak
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin   
Gabon, South Africa   

Dialect 2
Central Slovak   
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   

Where They Speak
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec   
Georgia, South Africa   

Dialect 3
Western Slovak   
Ndebele   

Where They Speak
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.16 %   
99+

Native Speakers
5.20 million   
99+
12.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
slovenčina   
isiZulu   

Alternative Names
Slovakian, Slovencina   
Isizulu, Zunda   

French Name
slovaque   
zoulou   

German Name
Slowakisch   
Zulu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Slovaks   
Zulu people   

History

Origin
6th Century   
19   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Slavic   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Western   
Beatu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Slavic   
urban Zulu   

Standard Forms
Slovak   
Deep Zulu   

Language Position
Not Available   
87   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sk   
zu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
slk   
zul   

ISO 639 2/B
slo   
zul   

ISO 639 3
slk   
zul   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
slov1269   
zulu1248   

Linguasphere
53-AAA-db   
99-AUT-fg   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Slovak and Zulu Speaking population

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

Slovak and Zulu Language Codes

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

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