Zulu and Madurese
Countries
South Africa
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
South Africa
Indonesia, Island of Madura
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
Not Available
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 is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
Ngiyabonga
matur nuwun
How Are You?
unjani
piye kabare?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
Sugeng énjing
Please
Ngiyacela
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Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
Nyuwun pangapunten
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Nuwun séwu
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Bawean
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Indonesia
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Indonesia
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
Madurese
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
zoulou
madourais
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Zulu people
Madurese
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indonesian
Branch
Beatu
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Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Madurese
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
zu
No data Available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
zulu1248
madu1247
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Zulu and Madurese 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 Madurese dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Madurese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Madurese Dialects are spoken in different Madurese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Madurese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Madurese dialects include: Kangean , Bawean. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Madurese Speaking population
Zulu and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Zulu vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Madurese Language Codes
Zulu and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
