Countries
South Africa
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
National Language
South Africa
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
India
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
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.
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Sawubona
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
unjani
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
Ngiyacela
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Bangladesh, Burma, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Hajong
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
India
Native Name
isiZulu
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
French Name
zoulou
bengali
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Bengali
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not available
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Bengali
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
beng1280
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
59-AAF-u
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Zulu and Bengali 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 Bengali dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Bengali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Bengali Dialects are spoken in different Bengali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Bengali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Bengali dialects include: Chakma , Hajong. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Bengali Speaking population
Zulu and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. 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 Bengali on Zulu vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Bengali Language Codes
Zulu and Bengali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Bengali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.