Zulu and Sanskrit
Countries
South Africa
India
National Language
South Africa
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
- Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Old German Language
Derived From
Not Available
Prakrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Sawubona
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)
How Are You?
unjani
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
शुभः सायंकालः
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
शुभ दुपार
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)
Please
Ngiyacela
कृपया (kripayā)
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
Bye
bye
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Not present
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Not present
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Not present
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Not Available
French Name
zoulou
sanskrit
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
Not Available
[səmskr̩t̪əm]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Not Available
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Vedic Sanskrit
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Sanskrit
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
sans1269
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
No data available
Language Type
Living
Ancient
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Zulu and Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Sanskrit language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Sanskrit Dialects are spoken in different Sanskrit speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Sanskrit Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Sanskrit Speaking population
Zulu and Sanskrit speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Sanskrit languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Sanskrit Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit on Zulu vs Sanskrit where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Sanskrit Language Codes
Zulu and Sanskrit language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Sanskrit Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.