Zulu and Assamese
Countries
South Africa
India
National Language
South Africa
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bangladesh, Bhutan
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Asam Sahitya Sabha
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.
- Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
- Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Bengali and Oriya
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
ḍhonyobaaḍ
How Are You?
unjani
aapuni kene aase?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
subhoraattri
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
subha gadhuli
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
subha abeli
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
suprobhaat
Please
Ngiyacela
anugroha kori
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
moi ḍukkhita
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
moi tomaak bhaalpaao
Excuse Me
Uxolo
kyoma koribo
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Western Assam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Goalpariya
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Western Assam
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Bhakatiya
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Assam
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya
French Name
zoulou
assamais
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Assamesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Assamese people
Origin
19
7th century A.D
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Kamarupa
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Assamese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
assa1263
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
59-AAF-w
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Zulu and Assamese 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 Assamese dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Assamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Assamese Dialects are spoken in different Assamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Assamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Assamese dialects include: Kamrupi , Goalpariya. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Assamese Speaking population
Zulu and Assamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Assamese languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Assamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 %. 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 Assamese on Zulu vs Assamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Assamese Language Codes
Zulu and Assamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Assamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.