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Zulu and Lithuanian


Lithuanian and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
European Union, Lithuania   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
South Africa   
Lithuania   

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   
Poland   

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board   
Commission of the Lithuanian Language   

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.
  
  • Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
  • "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language   
Latvian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Lithuanian-Alpahbets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
57   
34
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
12   
9

How Many Consonants
50   
35
20   
10

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   
Ačiū   

How Are You?
unjani   
Kaip sekasi?   

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku   
Labanakt   

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa   
Labas vakaras   

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama   
Laba diena   

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni   
Labas rytas   

Please
Ngiyacela   
Prašom   

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa   
atsiprašau   

Bye
bye   
Ate   

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena   
Aš myliu tave   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Atsiprašau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Samogitian   

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa   
Lithuania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
500,000.00   
34

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   
Aukštaitian   

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa   
Lithuania   

Dialect 3
Ndebele   
Curonian   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Lithuania   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
10   
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
3.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
isiZulu   
lietuvių kalba   

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda   
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy   

French Name
zoulou   
lituanien   

German Name
Zulu-Sprache   
Litauisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Zulu people   
Lithuanians   

History

Origin
19   
c. 1503   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Beatu   
Baltic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Lithuanian   

Language Position
87   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Lithuanian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
zu   
lt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul   
lit   

ISO 639 2/B
zul   
lit   

ISO 639 3
zul   
lit   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
zulu1248   
lith1251   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg   
54-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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

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Zulu and Lithuanian Speaking population

Zulu and Lithuanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Lithuanian languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Lithuanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lithuanian 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 Lithuanian on Zulu vs Lithuanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Lithuanian Language Codes

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

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