Zulu and Russian Speaking countries

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

South Africa

Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

South Africa

Russia

1.4 Second Language

Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

Afganistan

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

Asia, Europe

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

1.7 Regulated By

Pan South African Language Board

Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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.

In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.

1.9 Similar To

Xhosa Language

Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Proto-Slavic Vocabulary

Zulu vs Russian Countries

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

Zulu Speaking Countries: South Africa.
Russian Speaking Countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan.

So we find that, total number of countries where Zulu is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Russian is official language is 4

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

Zulu and Russian as Minority Language

In Zulu and Russian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Zulu and Russian 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.
Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

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

Zulu and Russian Regulators

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

Zulu and Russian Continents

Thinking about Zulu and Russian continents in which Zulu and Russian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Zulu and Russian. Most of the Zulu speaking countries lie in Africa. While Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. 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 Russian 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.

Russian Interesting Facts:

In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.

The Zulu language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Xhosa Language whereas Zulu language is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages and derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary.