Zulu and Amharic
Countries
South Africa
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
South Africa
Ethiopia
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
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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.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
unjani
Dehina newot?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
Dehna dur
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
i'ndemin adäru
Please
Ngiyacela
i'bakwon
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
aznallehu
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
afekirishalehu
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Gondar
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Gojjami
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Ethiopia
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Ethiopia
Native Name
isiZulu
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Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
zoulou
amharique
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Amharisch
Pronunciation
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[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Amharas
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Semitic
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Amharic
Signed Forms
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Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
zulu1248
amha1245
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Zulu and Amharic 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 Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Amharic Speaking population
Zulu and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Amharic on Zulu vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Amharic Language Codes
Zulu and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.