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Zulu and Latvian


Latvian and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
European Union, Latvia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
South Africa   
Latvia   

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board   
Latvian State Language Center   

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 first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language   
Lithuanian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57   
34
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
9   
6

How Many Consonants
50   
35
24   
14

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
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona   
Sveiki   

Thank You
Ngiyabonga   
Paldies   

How Are You?
unjani   
Kā jums klājas?   

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku   
Ar labunakti   

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa   
Labvakar   

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama   
Labdien   

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni   
Labrīt   

Please
Ngiyacela   
lūdzu   

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa   
Piedodiet!   

Bye
bye   
Uz redzēšanos   

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena   
Es tevi mīlu   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Piedodiet!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Livonian   

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa   
Latvia   

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   
Middle Latvian   

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa   
Latvia   

Dialect 3
Ndebele   
High Latvian   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
France, Latvia   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
1.75 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
1.75 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
isiZulu   
latviešu valoda   

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda   
Lettish   

French Name
zoulou   
letton   

German Name
Zulu-Sprache   
Lettisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Zulu people   
Latvians or Letts   

History

Origin
19   
1530   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Baltic   

Branch
Beatu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Latvian   

Language Position
87   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Latvian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
zu   
lv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul   
lav   

ISO 639 2/B
zul   
lav   

ISO 639 3
zul   
lav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
not Available   

Glottocode
zulu1248   
latv1249   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg   
54-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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

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Zulu and Latvian Speaking population

Zulu and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian language is Not Available. 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 Latvian on Zulu vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Latvian Language Codes

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

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