Zulu and Bodo
Countries
South Africa
Assam, India
National Language
South Africa
Assam, India
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
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Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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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.
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
Sawubona
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Thank You
Ngiyabonga
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How Are You?
unjani
Nungni khabora ma?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
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Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
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Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
Please
Ngiyacela
अननानै (Onnanwi)
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
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I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
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Dialect 1
Qwabe
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
Dialect 3
Ndebele
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Assam, India, Nepal
Speaking Population
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
isiZulu
बड़ो (boṛo)
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
French Name
zoulou
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German Name
Zulu-Sprache
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Pronunciation
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[bɔɽo]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Beatu
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Early Forms
urban Zulu
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Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
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Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
zu
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ISO 639 2/T
zul
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ISO 639 2/B
zul
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
zulu1248
bodo1269
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Zulu and Bodo 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 Bodo dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Bodo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Bodo Dialects are spoken in different Bodo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Bodo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Bodo dialects include: (Sønabari) Western Boro dialect , (Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Bodo Speaking population
Zulu and Bodo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Bodo languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Bodo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bodo 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 Bodo on Zulu vs Bodo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Bodo Language Codes
Zulu and Bodo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Bodo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.