Countries
South Africa
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
National Language
South Africa
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
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.
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Romanian
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Sawubona
Përshëndetje
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
Ju faleminderit
How Are You?
unjani
Si jeni?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
natën e mirë
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
mirëmbrëma
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
mirëdita
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
mirëmengjes
Please
Ngiyacela
Ju lutem
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
unë e dua ju
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Gheg Albanian
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Tosk Albanian
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Arbëresh
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Italy
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
shqip / gjuha shqipe
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Not Available
French Name
zoulou
albanais
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Albanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ʃcip]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Albanians
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Beatu
Not Available
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Old Albanian
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Standard Albanian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
alba1267
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
55-AAA-aaa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Zulu and Albanian 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 Albanian dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Albanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Albanian Dialects are spoken in different Albanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Albanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian , Tosk Albanian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Albanian Speaking population
Zulu and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian 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 Albanian on Zulu vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Albanian Language Codes
Zulu and Albanian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Albanian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
