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Zulu and Meithei


Meithei and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

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   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

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.
  
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57   
34
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
50   
35
15   
5

Scripts
Latin   
Bengali   

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   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
Ngiyabonga   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
unjani   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama   
Not Available   

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
Ngiyacela   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa   
Saobiganu   

Bye
bye   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Ndebele   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
1.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
isiZulu   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
zoulou   
Meithei   

German Name
Zulu-Sprache   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Zulu people   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
19   
1700   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Beatu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
87   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
zu   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
zul   
mni   

ISO 639 3
zul   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
zulu1248   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Zulu and Meithei Speaking population

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

Zulu and Meithei Language Codes

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

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