Zulu and Konkani
Countries
South Africa
India
National Language
South Africa
India
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Govenment of Goa
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.
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Marathi
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
Dev Borem Korum
How Are You?
unjani
kaso assa?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
Rati Boren Zavonn
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
Sanj Borem Zavonn
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
Not Available
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
Dis Borem Zavonn
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
Maf kor
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
hav tujo mog korta.
Excuse Me
Uxolo
upkar korxi
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Goa
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Not present
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Not present
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
Kōṅkaṇī
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
French Name
zoulou
konkani
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Konkani
Pronunciation
Not Available
kõkɳi
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Konkanis
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Beatu
Not Available
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Kokani
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
zu
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
goan1235
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Zulu and Konkani 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 Konkani dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Konkani language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Konkani Dialects are spoken in different Konkani speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Konkani Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Konkani dialects include: Antruz Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Konkani Speaking population
Zulu and Konkani speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Konkani languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Konkani Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 %. 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 Konkani on Zulu vs Konkani where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Konkani Language Codes
Zulu and Konkani language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Konkani Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
