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Zulu and Uyghur


Uyghur and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
China   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
China   

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   
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan   

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board   
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region   

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.
  
  • Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
  • Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language   
Uzbek Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Gokturk Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Uyghur-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
57   
34
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
9   
6

How Many Consonants
50   
35
27   
17

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona   
Ässalamu läykum.   

Thank You
Ngiyabonga   
rakhmat   

How Are You?
unjani   
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?   

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku   
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun   

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa   
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!   

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama   
Not Available   

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni   
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!   

Please
Ngiyacela   
birdam   

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa   
kachurung   

Bye
bye   
Khayr khosh   

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena   
sizni yahshi kOrman   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Kachurung   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Turpan   

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa   
China   

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   
Hotan   

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa   
China   

Dialect 3
Ndebele   
Lop Nur   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
China   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
7   
7

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
10.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
0.12 %   
99+

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
8.20 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
isiZulu   
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)   

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda   
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga   

French Name
zoulou   
ouïgour   

German Name
Zulu-Sprache   
Uigurisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]   

Ethnicity
Zulu people   
Uyghur   

History

Origin
19   
11   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Turkic Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Beatu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Uyghur   

Language Position
87   
99+
98   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
zu   
ug   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul   
uig   

ISO 639 2/B
zul   
uig   

ISO 639 3
zul   
uig   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
zulu1248   
uigh1240   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Zulu and Uyghur Speaking population

Zulu and Uyghur speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Uyghur languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Uyghur Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 %. 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 Uyghur on Zulu vs Uyghur where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Uyghur Language Codes

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

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