Swedish and Zulu
Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
South Africa
National Language
Sweden
South Africa
Second Language
Finland
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- 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
Norwegian and Danish Language
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
tacka dig
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
hur mår du
unjani
Good Night
godnatt
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
god kväll
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
god morgon
okuhle ekuseni
Please
vänligen
Ngiyacela
I Love You
jag älskar dig
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Gabon
Gabon, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Dialects
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Georgia
Georgia, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Dialects
Ndebele
Where They Speak
France
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Svenska
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
suédois
zoulou
German Name
Schwedisch
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
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Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Zulu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Benue-Congo
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
Beatu
Early Forms
Old Swedish
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
swed1254
zulu1248
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Swedish 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 Swedish and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Swedish and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swedish are spoken in different Swedish Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swedish vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swedish dialects include: Dialects, Dialects. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swedish and Zulu Speaking population
Swedish and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swedish and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Swedish and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swedish 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 Swedish and Zulu on Swedish vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swedish and Zulu Language Codes
Swedish and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swedish and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.