Zulu and Norwegian
Countries
South Africa
Norway
National Language
South Africa
Norway
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nynorsk
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Norwegian Language Council
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.
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Swedish and Danish Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
takk
How Are You?
unjani
hvordan har du det?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
god natt
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
god kveld
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
god ettermiddag
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
god morgen
Please
Ngiyacela
Vær så snill
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
unnskyld
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Jeg Elsker Deg
Excuse Me
Uxolo
unnskyld meg
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Jamtlandic
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Jamtland,Harjedalen
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Sognamål
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Sogn
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Hallingmål-Valdris
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Hallingdal, Valdres
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
Norsk
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Norsk
French Name
zoulou
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Not Available
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian)
[nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Norwegians
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Germanic
Branch
Beatu
Northern (Scandinavian)
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Nynorsk, Bokmål
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Norwegian
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
norw1258
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Zulu and Norwegian 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 Norwegian dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Norwegian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Norwegian Dialects are spoken in different Norwegian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Norwegian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Norwegian dialects include: Jamtlandic , Sognamål. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Norwegian Speaking population
Zulu and Norwegian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Norwegian languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Norwegian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Norwegian 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 Norwegian on Zulu vs Norwegian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Norwegian Language Codes
Zulu and Norwegian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Norwegian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.