Countries
South Africa
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey
National Language
South Africa
Turkey
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Turkish Language Association
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.
- Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
- Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Azerbaijani Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
teşekkür ederim
How Are You?
unjani
Nasılsın?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
İyi Geceler
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
İyi Akşamlar
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
Tünaydın
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
günaydın
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
üzgünüm
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Seni seviyorum
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Afedersiniz
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Azerbaijani Turkish
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Crimean Turkish
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
Türkçe
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Anatolian, Türkisch
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Türkisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Turkish
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Turkic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Turkic
Branch
Beatu
Southwestern(Oghuz)
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)
Signed Forms
Not Available
Turkish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
nucl1301
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
44-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Zulu and Turkish 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 Turkish dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Turkish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Turkish Dialects are spoken in different Turkish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Turkish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Turkish dialects include: Azerbaijani Turkish , Crimean Turkish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Turkish Speaking population
Zulu and Turkish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Turkish languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Turkish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Turkish language is 0.95 %. 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 Turkish on Zulu vs Turkish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Turkish Language Codes
Zulu and Turkish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Turkish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.