Countries
South Africa
India, No official status
National Language
South Africa
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
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Not Available
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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Sawubona
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
unjani
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
Ngiyacela
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
India
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
zoulou
bhojpuri
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
Not Available
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Not Available
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Beatu
Not Available
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Bhojpuri
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
zu
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Zulu and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Bhojpuri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Bhojpuri Dialects are spoken in different Bhojpuri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Bhojpuri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani , Fiji Hindi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Bhojpuri Speaking population
Zulu and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Zulu vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Bhojpuri Language Codes
Zulu and Bhojpuri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Bhojpuri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.