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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
South Africa
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
16
About Bhojpuri Language
0 46
1.3 National Language
South Africa
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
1.9 Similar To
Xhosa Language
Malayalam
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
57247
About Irish Language
18 247
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
712
About Hebrew Language
0 32
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
5018
About German Language
9 60
2.4 Scripts
Latin
Tamil
2.5 Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
33
About Bengali Language
2 12
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
About Cebuano Language
3 88
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
Sawubona
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
Ngiyabonga
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
3.3 How Are You?
unjani
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
Ngiyacela
தயவு (Tayavu)
3.9 Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
Uxolo
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Qwabe
Kongu
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Kongu
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
NANA
About Macedonian Language
1.5 960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Madurai Tamil
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
NANA
About Dzongkha Language
700 80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Ndebele
Tirunelveli Tamil
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
NANA
About Romanian Language
1400 96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
410
About Sanskrit Language
0 188
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
30.00 million78.00 million
About Abkhaz Language
0.13 1200
5.2 Speaking Population
0.16 %1.06 %
About Xhosa Language
0.11 89
5.3 Native Speakers
12.00 million70.00 million
About Abkhaz Language
0.13 873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
16.00 million8.00 million
About Finnish Language
0.01 400
5.3.2 Native Name
isiZulu
தமிழ்
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
zoulou
tamoul
5.3.5 German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Tamil
5.4 Pronunciation
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
5.5 Ethnicity
Zulu people
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
19
300 BC
6.2 Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
Beatu
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
urban Zulu
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Modern Tamil
6.3.3 Language Position
8718
About Chinese Language
1 120
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
6.4 Scope
Individual
Individual
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
zu
ta
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
zul
tam
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
zul
tam
7.3 ISO 639 3
zul
tam
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
7.5 Glottocode
zulu1248
tami1289, oldt1248
7.6 Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
tami1289
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
Living
Living
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available

Zulu and Tamil Alphabets

Zulu and Tamil Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Zulu and Tamil. In Zulu Alphabets there are 57 letters while in Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters. To learn Zulu and Tamil languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Zulu and Tamil languages. The Zulu phonology consist Zulu vowels and Zulu consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Zulu greetings vs Tamil greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Zulu and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Zulu and Tamil Speaking population

Zulu and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Zulu vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Tamil Language Codes

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