Zulu and Maithili
Countries
South Africa
India, Nepal
National Language
South Africa
India, Nepal
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Nepal
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
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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.
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Bhojpuri Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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How Many Consonants
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Ngiyabonga
dhanyabad
How Are You?
unjani
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
Śubharātri
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
shubh sandhya
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
Suprabhaat
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
maf karai
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Nepal
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Madhubani
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
North India
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Khortha
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Deoghar, France
Native Name
isiZulu
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
French Name
zoulou
maithili
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Maithili
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Zulu people
Maithil
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Beatu
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Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Standard Maithili
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
zu
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
zulu1248
mait1250
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Zulu and Maithili 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 Maithili dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Maithili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Maithili Dialects are spoken in different Maithili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Maithili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat , Madhubani. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Maithili Speaking population
Zulu and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Zulu vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Maithili Language Codes
Zulu and Maithili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Maithili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.