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Zulu and Galician


Galician and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Galicia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
Galicia   

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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board   
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   

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.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language   
Portuguese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57   
34
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
50   
35
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona   
Ola   

Thank You
Ngiyabonga   
Grazas   

How Are You?
unjani   
Que tal estás?   

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku   
Boas noites   

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa   
Boa tarde   

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama   
Boa tarde   

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni   
Bos días   

Please
Ngiyacela   
Por favor   

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa   
Síntoo!   

Bye
bye   
Adeus   

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena   
Ámote   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Perdoe!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Eastern Galician   

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa   
East Galicia   

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   
Central Galician   

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa   
Central Galicia   

Dialect 3
Ndebele   
Western Galician   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
West Galicia   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
2.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
2.40 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
isiZulu   
Galego   

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda   
Galego, Gallego   

French Name
zoulou   
galicien   

German Name
Zulu-Sprache   
Galicisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ɡaˈleɣo]   

Ethnicity
Zulu people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
19   
c. 1175   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Beatu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Galician   

Language Position
87   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
zu   
gl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul   
glg   

ISO 639 2/B
zul   
glg   

ISO 639 3
zul   
glg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
zulu1248   
gali1258   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg   
51-AAA-ab   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Zulu and Galician Speaking population

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

Zulu and Galician Language Codes

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

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