Zulu and Kurdish
Countries
South Africa
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
South Africa
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
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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 vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Farsi Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
Sipas
How Are You?
unjani
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
Şev xweş
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
Bayanit bash
Please
Ngiyacela
Bê zehmet
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
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German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Zulu people
Kurds
Origin
19
16th century CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Beatu
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Early Forms
urban Zulu
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Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Kurdish
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
zulu1248
kurd1259
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Zulu and Kurdish 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 Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Kurdish Speaking population
Zulu and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Zulu vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Kurdish Language Codes
Zulu and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.