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Zulu and Macedonian


Macedonian and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Macedonia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia   

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   
Albania, Romania, Serbia   

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board   
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"   

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.
  
  • There are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
  • The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language   
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57   
34
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
50   
35
26   
16

Scripts
Latin   
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona   
Здраво (Zdravo)   

Thank You
Ngiyabonga   
Благодарам (Blagodaram)   

How Are You?
unjani   
Како си? (Kako si?)   

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku   
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)   

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa   
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)   

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama   
Добар ден (Dobar den)   

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni   
Добро утро (Dobro utro)   

Please
Ngiyacela   
Ве молиме (Ve molime)   

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa   
жал (žal)   

Bye
bye   
Чао (Čao)   

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena   
Те сакам (Te sakam)   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Torlakian   

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa   
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1.50   
99+

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   
Debar   

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa   
Macedonia   

Dialect 3
Ndebele   
Galičnik   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Macedonia   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
28   
23

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
2.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
isiZulu   
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)   

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda   
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic   

French Name
zoulou   
macédonien   

German Name
Zulu-Sprache   
Makedonisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]   

Ethnicity
Zulu people   
Macedonians   

History

Origin
19   
2200 BC   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Slavic   

Branch
Beatu   
Southern   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Macedonian   

Language Position
87   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Macedonian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
zu   
mk   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul   
mkd   

ISO 639 2/B
zul   
mac   

ISO 639 3
zul   
mkd   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
zulu1248   
mace1250   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg   
53-AAA-ha   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic   

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

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Zulu and Macedonian Speaking population

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

Zulu and Macedonian Language Codes

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

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