Zulu and Japanese
Countries
South Africa
Japan
National Language
South Africa
Japan
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Palau
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Korean Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Sawubona
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
unjani
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
Ngiyacela
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
すみません (Sumimasen)
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Kagawa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Hakata
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Fukuoka
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
kansai
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Not Available
French Name
zoulou
japonais
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Japanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Beatu
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Early Forms
urban Zulu
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Japanese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
zulu1248
nucl1643
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Zulu and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Japanese Speaking population
Zulu and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Zulu vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Japanese Language Codes
Zulu and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.