Zulu and Tulu
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.
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Kannada Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Not Available
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Thank You
Ngiyabonga
Mast Upakara.
How Are You?
unjani
Yencha Ullar?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
yedde rathre
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
yedde baiyya
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
yedde madhyana
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
yedde kaande
Please
Ngiyacela
Daya maltadu
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
Yenna thapu aandu
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Brahmin tulu
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Tamil Nadu
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Jain
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Girijan
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Tamil Nadu
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
French Name
zoulou
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German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Not Available
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Zulu people
Tuluva
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Beatu
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Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Tulu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
zu
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
zul
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
zul
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
zulu1248
tulu1258
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Zulu and Tulu 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 Tulu dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Tulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Tulu Dialects are spoken in different Tulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Tulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu , Jain. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Tulu Speaking population
Zulu and Tulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Tulu languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Tulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tulu 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 Tulu on Zulu vs Tulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Tulu Language Codes
Zulu and Tulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Tulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.