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Zulu and Armenian


Armenian and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Armenian Highland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic   

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board   
Armenian National Academy of Sciences   

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.
  
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language   
Greek   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57   
34
38   
20

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
50   
35
32   
22

Scripts
Latin   
Armenian manuscript   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
12   
9

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona   
Բարեւ (Barev)   

Thank You
Ngiyabonga   
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)   

How Are You?
unjani   
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)   

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku   
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)   

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa   
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)   

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama   
Բարի օր (Bari or)   

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni   
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)   

Please
Ngiyacela   
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)   

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa   
կներեք (knerek’)   

Bye
bye   
Ց'տեսություն   

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena   
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Eastern Armenian   

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa   
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey   

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   
Western Armenian   

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa   
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey   

Dialect 3
Ndebele   
Not Applicable   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Not Applicable   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
6.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
isiZulu   
Հայերէն (Hayeren)   

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda   
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri   

French Name
zoulou   
arménien   

German Name
Zulu-Sprache   
Armenisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]   

Ethnicity
Zulu people   
Armenians   

History

Origin
19   
late 5th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Beatu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian   

Language Position
87   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
zu   
hy   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul   
hye   

ISO 639 2/B
zul   
arm   

ISO 639 3
zul   
hye   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
zulu1248   
arme1241   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg   
57-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative, Synthetic   

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

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Zulu and Armenian Speaking population

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

Zulu and Armenian Language Codes

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

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