Zulu and Abkhaz
Countries
South Africa
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia
National Language
South Africa
Abkhazia
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
- Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Adyghe language, Abaza language
Derived From
Not Available
Caucasian languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Hello
Sawubona
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)
How Are You?
unjani
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)
Please
Ngiyacela
Not Available
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
Not Available
Bye
bye
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Not available
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Not available
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Abkhazia
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Abzhywa
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Caucasus
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Turkey
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Abxazo, Abkhazian
French Name
zoulou
abkhaze
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Abchasisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Abkhaz people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Northwest Caucasian
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Beatu
Not Available
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Abkhaz
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
abks
Glottocode
zulu1248
abkh1244
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
All Zulu and Abkhaz 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 Zulu and Abkhaz dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Abkhaz language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Abkhaz Dialects are spoken in different Abkhaz speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Abkhaz Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Abkhaz dialects include: Bzyb , Abzhywa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Abkhaz Speaking population
Zulu and Abkhaz speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Abkhaz languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Abkhaz Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Abkhaz language is Not Available. 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 Zulu and Abkhaz on Zulu vs Abkhaz where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Abkhaz Language Codes
Zulu and Abkhaz language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Abkhaz Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.