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Zulu and Welsh


Welsh and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Wales   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
Wales   

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Argentina, United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board   
Welsh Language Commissioner   

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.
  
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language   
English Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
British Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57   
34
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
50   
35
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona   
Helô   

Thank You
Ngiyabonga   
Diolch   

How Are You?
unjani   
Sut ydych chi?   

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku   
Nos da   

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa   
Noswaith dda   

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama   
P'nawn da   

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni   
Bore da   

Please
Ngiyacela   
os gwelwch yn dda   

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa   
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   

Bye
bye   
Hwyl   

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena   
Dw i'n dy garu di   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Esgusodwch fi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Patagonian Welsh   

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa   
Argentina   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
38,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   
Y Wyndodeg   

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa   
Gwynedd   

Dialect 3
Ndebele   
Y Bowyseg   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Powys   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
7.40 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
isiZulu   
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda   
Cymraeg   

French Name
zoulou   
gallois   

German Name
Zulu-Sprache   
Kymrisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]   

Ethnicity
Zulu people   
Welsh people   

History

Origin
19   
9th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Celtic   

Branch
Beatu   
Brythonic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Welsh   

Language Position
87   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
zu   
cy   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul   
cym   

ISO 639 2/B
zul   
wel   

ISO 639 3
zul   
cym   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
zulu1248   
wels1247   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg   
50-ABA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Historical   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Zulu and Welsh Speaking population

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

Zulu and Welsh Language Codes

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

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