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Italian and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
7   
8

National Language
South Africa   
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board   
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   

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.
  
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language   
French and Portuguese Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57   
34
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
50   
35
16   
6

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   
ciao   

Thank You
Ngiyabonga   
grazie   

How Are You?
unjani   
Come stai?   

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku   
buonanotte   

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa   
buonasera   

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama   
buon pomeriggio   

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni   
buongiorno   

Please
Ngiyacela   
Per Favore   

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa   
scusate   

Bye
bye   
arrivederci   

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena   
Ti amo   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Scusami   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Romanesco   

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa   
Lazio   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,000,000.00   
21

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   
Central Italian   

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa   
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000,000.00   
14

Dialect 3
Ndebele   
Tuscan   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
15   
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
0.90 %   
22

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
64.00 million   
18

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
14.00 million   
20

Native Name
isiZulu   
Italiano   

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda   
Italiano   

French Name
zoulou   
italien   

German Name
Zulu-Sprache   
Italienisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[itaˈljaːno]   

Ethnicity
Zulu people   
Italians   

History

Origin
19   
960 BC   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Romance   

Branch
Beatu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Italian   

Language Position
87   
99+
27   
23

Signed Forms
Not Available   
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
zu   
it   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul   
ita   

ISO 639 2/B
zul   
ita   

ISO 639 3
zul   
ita   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
itas   

Glottocode
zulu1248   
ital1282   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg   
51-AAA-q   

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

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Zulu and Italian Speaking population

Zulu and Italian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Italian languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Italian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 %. 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 Italian on Zulu vs Italian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Italian Language Codes

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

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