Zulu and Bosnian
Countries
South Africa
Bosnia and Herzegovina
National Language
South Africa
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
University of Sarajevo
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.
- South Slavic language group developed Bosnian Language.
- The muslim Bosnians are referred as "Bosniaks", who are the primary speakers of Bosnian language.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Serbian and Croatian
Derived From
Not Available
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
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Thank You
Ngiyabonga
Hvala
How Are You?
unjani
Kako si?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
Laku noc
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
Dobro veće
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
Dobar dan
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
Dobro jutro
Please
Ngiyacela
molim vas
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
Oprostite
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Volim te
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Oprostite
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Shtokavian
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Bosnia, Croatia, Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Chakavian
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Croatia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Kajkavian
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Croatia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
bosanski / босански / بۉسانسقى
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Not Available
French Name
zoulou
bosniaque
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Bosnisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[bɔ̌sanskiː]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Bosniaks
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
Bosnian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
boss
Glottocode
zulu1248
bosn1245
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
part of 53-AAA-g
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Zulu and Bosnian 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 Bosnian dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Bosnian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Bosnian Dialects are spoken in different Bosnian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Bosnian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Bosnian dialects include: Shtokavian , Chakavian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Bosnian Speaking population
Zulu and Bosnian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Bosnian languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Bosnian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bosnian 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 Bosnian on Zulu vs Bosnian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Bosnian Language Codes
Zulu and Bosnian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Bosnian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.