Zulu and Hebrew
Countries
South Africa
Israel
National Language
South Africa
Israel
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Israel
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Poland
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Academy of the Hebrew Language
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.
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Derived From
Not Available
Aramaic Language
Alphabets in
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Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Sawubona
שלום (Shalom)
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
תודה (Toda)
How Are You?
unjani
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Please
Ngiyacela
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
סליחה! (Slicha)
Bye
bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Israel
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Samaritan Hebrew
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Israel, Palestine
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Yemenite Hebrew
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Israel
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Israeli, Ivrit
French Name
zoulou
hébreu
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Hebräisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Not Available
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Semitic
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Modern Hebrew
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Hebrew
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
hebr1246
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
12-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Zulu and Hebrew 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 Hebrew dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Hebrew language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Hebrew Dialects are spoken in different Hebrew speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Hebrew Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew , Samaritan Hebrew. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Hebrew Speaking population
Zulu and Hebrew speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Hebrew languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Hebrew Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hebrew 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 Hebrew on Zulu vs Hebrew where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Hebrew Language Codes
Zulu and Hebrew language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Hebrew Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.