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Zulu and Malayalam Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
South Africa
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
13
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
South Africa
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
1.4 Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
1.7 Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
1.8 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.
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
1.9 Similar To
Xhosa Language
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language

Zulu vs Malayalam Countries

Comparing Zulu vs Malayalam countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Zulu and Malayalam languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Zulu is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Malayalam is official language is 3

Find if Zulu and Malayalam are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Zulu and Malayalam speaking countries will give you the presence of Zulu and Malayalam languages in different countries. Along with Zulu vs Malayalam countries, you can also compare Zulu vs Malayalam.

Zulu and Malayalam as Minority Language

In Zulu and Malayalam speaking countries you will get the countries which have Zulu and Malayalam as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Zulu as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

If you want to compare Zulu and Malayalam dialects, then you can go to Zulu vs Malayalam Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Zulu and Malayalam Regulators

Zulu and Malayalam speaking countries provide you Zulu and Malayalam regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Pan South African Language Board regulates Zulu language.Malayalam is regulated by Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala. Also get to learn, Zulu and Malayalam Language History.

Zulu and Malayalam Continents

Thinking about Zulu and Malayalam continents in which Zulu and Malayalam speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Zulu and Malayalam. Most of the Zulu speaking countries lie in Africa. While Malayalam speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Zulu and Malayalam languages:

Zulu 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.

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

The Zulu language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Xhosa Language whereas Zulu language is similar to Tamil and Sanskrit Languages and derived from Sanskrit Language.