Urdu and Zulu
Countries
India, Pakistan
South Africa
National Language
Pakistan
South Africa
Second Language
Pakistan
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Africa
Minority Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
- 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
unjani
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
okuhle ekuseni
Please
براہ مہربانی
Ngiyacela
Sorry
معاف کرنا
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
Uxolo
Where They Speak
India
Gabon, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
India
Georgia, South Africa
Where They Speak
South Asia
Zimbabwe
Native Name
اُردُو
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Bihari
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
ourdou
zoulou
German Name
Urdu
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
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Ethnicity
Not Available
Zulu people
Origin
12th Century CE
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Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
urdu1245
zulu1248
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Urdu 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 Urdu and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Urdu and Zulu Speaking population
Urdu and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Zulu on Urdu vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Urdu and Zulu Language Codes
Urdu and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Urdu and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.