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French and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
32   
3

National Language
South Africa   
France   

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   
Africa, Canada   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57   
34
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
50   
35
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona   
bonjour   

Thank You
Ngiyabonga   
Merci   

How Are You?
unjani   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni   
Bonjour   

Please
Ngiyacela   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa   
désolé   

Bye
bye   
au revoir   

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   
African French   

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa   
Africa   

Dialect 3
Ndebele   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
isiZulu   
français   

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda   
Français   

French Name
zoulou   
français   

German Name
Zulu-Sprache   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Zulu people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
19   
9th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Romance   

Branch
Beatu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Standard French   

Language Position
87   
99+
13   
12

Signed Forms
Not Available   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
zu   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
zul   
fre   

ISO 639 3
zul   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
zulu1248   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Zulu and French Speaking population

Zulu and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and French languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Zulu vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and French Language Codes

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

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