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Sundanese and Zulu


Zulu and Sundanese


Countries

Countries
West Java   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Indonesia   
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
Not Available   
Pan South African Language Board   

Interesting Facts
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
  • 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
Madurese and Malay Languages   
Xhosa Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
57   
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
16   
6
50   
35

Scripts
Latin, Sundanese   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Halo   
Sawubona   

Thank You
Nuhun   
Ngiyabonga   

How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?   
unjani   

Good Night
Wilujeng kulem   
okuhle ebusuku   

Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi   
okuhle kusihlwa   

Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang   
okuhle ntambama   

Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing   
okuhle ekuseni   

Please
Mangga   
Ngiyacela   

Sorry
Hapunten   
Ngiyaxolisa   

Bye
Wilujeng angkat   
bye   

I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun   
Ngiyakuthanda wena   

Excuse Me
Punten   
Uxolo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western dialect   
Qwabe   

Where They Speak
Banten   
Gabon, South Africa   

Dialect 2
Northern dialect   
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   

Where They Speak
Bogor   
Georgia, South Africa   

Dialect 3
Priangan dialect   
Ndebele   

Where They Speak
Bandung   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
39.00 million   
32
30.00 million   
36

Speaking Population
0.57 %   
27
0.16 %   
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
12.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
Not Available   
isiZulu   

Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda   
Isizulu, Zunda   

French Name
soundanais   
zoulou   

German Name
Sundanesisch   
Zulu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui   
Zulu people   

History

Origin
5th century AD   
19   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Beatu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
urban Zulu   

Standard Forms
Sundanese   
Deep Zulu   

Language Position
Not Available   
87   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
su   
zu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sun   
zul   

ISO 639 2/B
sun   
zul   

ISO 639 3
sun   
zul   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sund1251   
zulu1248   

Linguasphere
No data available   
99-AUT-fg   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Sundanese and Zulu Speaking population

Sundanese and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 % 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 Sundanese and Zulu on Sundanese vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sundanese and Zulu Language Codes

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

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