Somali and Zulu
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
South Africa
National Language
Somalia
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa
Minority Language
Yemen
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali 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
Afar and Oromo Language
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
unjani
Good Night
Habeenka Good
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
Evening Good
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
okuhle ekuseni
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Qwabe
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Benaadir
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Zimbabwe
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
somali
zoulou
German Name
Somali
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Somalis
Zulu people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Beatu
Early Forms
No early forms
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Somali
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
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
Not Available
All Somali 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 Somali and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Zulu Speaking population
Somali and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali 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 Somali and Zulu on Somali vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Zulu Language Codes
Somali and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.