Countries
South Africa
  
Galicia
  
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 in
Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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!
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
30.00 million
  
36
2.40 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.
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.