Countries
South Africa
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
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 in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Ti amo
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Romanesco
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Lazio
How Many People Speak
Not Available
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
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
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
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Romance
Branch
Beatu
Not Available
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Italian
Signed Forms
Not Available
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
itas
Glottocode
zulu1248
ital1282
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
51-AAA-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
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.
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.
