Tulu and Zulu
Countries
India
South Africa
National Language
India
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
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original 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
Kannada Language
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Not Available
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Thank You
Mast Upakara.
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
Yencha Ullar?
unjani
Good Night
yedde rathre
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
yedde baiyya
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
yedde madhyana
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
yedde kaande
okuhle ekuseni
Please
Daya maltadu
Ngiyacela
Sorry
Yenna thapu aandu
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu
Qwabe
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Jain
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Girijan
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
Zimbabwe
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
Not Available
zoulou
German Name
Not Available
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tuluva
Zulu people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Beatu
Early Forms
No early forms
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Tulu
Deep Zulu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
zu
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
zul
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
zul
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
tulu1258
zulu1248
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Tulu 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 Tulu and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Tulu and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tulu are spoken in different Tulu Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tulu vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu, Jain. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tulu and Zulu Speaking population
Tulu and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tulu and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Tulu and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tulu 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 Tulu and Zulu on Tulu vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tulu and Zulu Language Codes
Tulu and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tulu and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.