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Zulu vs Filipino


Filipino vs Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
South Africa  
Philippines  

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

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  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57  
34
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
50  
35
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona  
Kumusta  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
Salamat  

How Are You?
unjani  
Kumusta  

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
Magandang umaga  

Please
Ngiyacela  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
bye  
Paalam  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
Philippines  

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
8,200,000.00  
11

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
2,600,000.00  
13

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
17
45.00 million  
13

Native Name
isiZulu  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Pilipino  

French Name
zoulou  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
19  
16th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Not Available  

Branch
Beatu  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Filipino  

Language Position
87  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
fil  

ISO 639 3
zul  
fil  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
No Data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Zulu and Filipino Language History

Comparison of Zulu vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of Zulu and Filipino language. History of Zulu language states that this language originated in 19 whereas history of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century. 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 Filipino Language History.

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Zulu and Filipino 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 Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Zulu and Filipino language. Zulu word for "Hello" is Sawubona or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Zulu Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Zulu vs Filipino Difficulty

The Zulu vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Zulu Alphabets and Filipino 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 Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Zulu and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Zulu is 44 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.

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