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Zulu vs Catalan


Catalan vs Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
South Africa  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  

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.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
57  
34
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
50  
35
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona  
Hola  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
unjani  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
Bon dia  

Please
Ngiyacela  
Sisplau  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
Perdó!  

Bye
bye  
Adéu  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
440,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
2,400,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Spain  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
17
5.10 million  
28

Native Name
isiZulu  
català  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
zoulou  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
19  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Romance  

Branch
Beatu  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
87  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
cat  

ISO 639 3
zul  
cat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Zulu and Catalan Language History

Comparison of Zulu vs Catalan language history gives us differences between origin of Zulu and Catalan language. History of Zulu language states that this language originated in 19 whereas history of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Zulu and Catalan Language History.

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Zulu and Catalan Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Zulu and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Zulu and Catalan language. Zulu word for "Hello" is Sawubona or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Zulu Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Zulu vs Catalan Difficulty

The Zulu vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Zulu Alphabets and Catalan Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Zulu and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Zulu and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Zulu is 44 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.

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