Zulu and Swedish
Countries
South Africa
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
National Language
South Africa
Sweden
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Finland
Speaking Continents
Africa
Antartica, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish 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.
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Norwegian and Danish Language
Derived From
Not Available
Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
tacka dig
How Are You?
unjani
hur mår du
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
godnatt
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
god kväll
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
god eftermiddag
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
god morgon
Please
Ngiyacela
vänligen
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
jag älskar dig
Excuse Me
Uxolo
ursäkta mig
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Gabon
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Dialects
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Georgia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Dialects
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
France
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
Svenska
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Ruotsi, Svenska
French Name
zoulou
suédois
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Schwedisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Germanic
Branch
Beatu
Northern (Scandinavian)
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Old Swedish
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Standard Swedish
Signed Forms
Not Available
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
swed1254
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
52-AAA-ck to -cw
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Zulu and Swedish 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 Swedish dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Swedish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Swedish Dialects are spoken in different Swedish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Swedish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Swedish dialects include: Dialects , Dialects. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Swedish Speaking population
Zulu and Swedish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Swedish languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Swedish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 %. 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 Swedish on Zulu vs Swedish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Swedish Language Codes
Zulu and Swedish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Swedish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.