Zulu and Chinese
Countries
South Africa
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
South Africa
China, Taiwan
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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.
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Sawubona
您好 (Nín hǎo)
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
How Are You?
unjani
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
早安 (Zǎo ān)
Please
Ngiyacela
请 (Qǐng)
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
遗憾 (Yíhàn)
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
劳驾 (Láojià)
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Wu
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
China, United States of America
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
isiZulu
中文 (zhōngwén)
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
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French Name
zoulou
chinois
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Chinesisch
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Zulu people
Han
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Beatu
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Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Standard Chinese
Signed Forms
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Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
zulu1248
sini1245
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
79-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Zulu and Chinese 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 Chinese dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Chinese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Chinese Dialects are spoken in different Chinese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Chinese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Chinese dialects include: Mandarin , Wu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Chinese Speaking population
Zulu and Chinese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Chinese languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Chinese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 %. 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 Chinese on Zulu vs Chinese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Chinese Language Codes
Zulu and Chinese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Chinese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.