Countries
South Africa
  
Philippines
  
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
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
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.
  
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
Similar To
Xhosa Language
  
Tagalog Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Spanish Language
  
Alphabets in
Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Sawubona
  
Kumusta
  
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
  
Salamat
  
How Are You?
unjani
  
Kumusta
  
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
  
magandang gabi
  
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
  
Magandang gabi
  
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
  
Magandang hapon
  
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
  
Magandang umaga
  
Please
Ngiyacela
  
Mangyaring
  
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
  
pinagsisisihan
  
Bye
bye
  
Paalam
  
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
  
Mahal kita
  
Excuse Me
Uxolo
  
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Dialect 1
Qwabe
  
Bikol
  
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
  
Hiligaynon
  
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
8,200,000.00
  
11
Dialect 3
Ndebele
  
Waray
  
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,600,000.00
  
13
How Many People Speak?
30.00 million
  
36
90.00 million
  
17
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
12.00 million
  
99+
45.00 million
  
23
Second Language Speakers
16.00 million
  
17
45.00 million
  
13
Native Name
isiZulu
  
filipino
  
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
  
Pilipino
  
French Name
zoulou
  
filipino; pilipino
  
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
  
Pilipino
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Ethnicity
Zulu people
  
Not Available
  
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
  
Filipino
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
zu
  
No Data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
zul
  
fil
  
ISO 639 2/B
zul
  
fil
  
ISO 639 3
zul
  
fil
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
zulu1248
  
fili1244
  
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
  
No Data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
All Zulu and Filipino 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 Filipino dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Filipino language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Filipino Dialects are spoken in different Filipino speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Filipino Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Filipino dialects include: Bikol , Hiligaynon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Filipino Speaking population
Zulu and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino 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 Filipino on Zulu vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Filipino Language Codes
Zulu and Filipino language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Filipino Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.