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Zulu and Afrikaans


Afrikaans and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
South Africa  
South Africa  

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  
Namibia, South Africa  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board  
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee  

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.
  
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language  
Dutch Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Dutch Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57  
34
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
15  
12

How Many Consonants
50  
35
17  
7

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona  
hallo  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
Dankie  

How Are You?
unjani  
Hoe gaan dit  

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
goeie nag  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
Goeienaand  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
Goeie middag  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
goeie more  

Please
Ngiyacela  
asseblief  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
jammer  

Bye
bye  
Not Available  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
Ek het jou lief  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Verskoon my  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Kaapse Afrikaans  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
Not Available  

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
Oranjeriverafrikaans  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Baster Afrikaans  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Namibia  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
19.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
7.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
17
10.30 million  
22

Native Name
isiZulu  
Afrikaans  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Cape Dutch  

French Name
zoulou  
afrikaans  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Afrikaans  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Afrikaners  

History

Origin
19  
17th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Germanic  

Branch
Beatu  
Western  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Standard Afrikaans  

Language Position
87  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
af  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
afr  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
afr  

ISO 639 3
zul  
afr  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
afrs  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
afri1274  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
52-ACB-ba  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Analytic  

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

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Zulu and Afrikaans Speaking population

Zulu and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans on Zulu vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Afrikaans Language Codes

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

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