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Zulu and Cebuano


Cebuano and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
Philippines   

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   
Philippines   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board   
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   

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.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language   
Hiligaynon Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Island of Cebu   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
57   
34
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
50   
35
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
3 weeks   
1

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona   
Hoy   

Thank You
Ngiyabonga   
Salamat   

How Are You?
unjani   
Kumusta man ka?   

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama   
Maayong Hapon   

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni   
Maayong Buntag   

Please
Ngiyacela   
Palihug   

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa   
Ikasubo ko   

Bye
bye   
Babay   

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena   
Gihigugma ko ikaw   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Ekskyus mi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Boholano   

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa   
Bohol   

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   
Southern Kana   

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa   
southern Leyte   

Dialect 3
Ndebele   
North Kana   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
northern part of Leyte   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
Not Available   

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
0.32 %   
38

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
21.00 million   
36

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
14.50 million   
19

Native Name
isiZulu   
Visayan   

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda   
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   

French Name
zoulou   
cebuano   

German Name
Zulu-Sprache   
Cebuano   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Zulu people   
Cebuano people   

History

Origin
19   
16th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Beatu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Standard Cebuano   

Language Position
87   
99+
62   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
zu   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul   
ceb   

ISO 639 2/B
zul   
ceb   

ISO 639 3
zul   
ceb   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
zulu1248   
cebu1242   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Zulu and Cebuano 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 Cebuano dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Cebuano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Cebuano Dialects are spoken in different Cebuano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Cebuano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Cebuano dialects include: Boholano , Southern Kana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Zulu and Cebuano Speaking population

Zulu and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Zulu vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Cebuano Language Codes

Zulu and Cebuano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Cebuano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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