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Zulu vs French


French vs Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
32  
3

National Language
South Africa  
France  

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57  
34
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
50  
35
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona  
bonjour  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
Merci  

How Are You?
unjani  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
Bonjour  

Please
Ngiyacela  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
désolé  

Bye
bye  
au revoir  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
6,200,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
African French  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
Africa  

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,800,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
17
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
isiZulu  
français  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Français  

French Name
zoulou  
français  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
19  
9th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Romance  

Branch
Beatu  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Standard French  

Language Position
87  
99+
13  
12

Signed Forms
Not Available  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
fre  

ISO 639 3
zul  
fra  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
fras  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Zulu and French Language History

Comparison of Zulu vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Zulu and French language. History of Zulu language states that this language originated in 19 whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th 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 French Language History.

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

Zulu vs French Difficulty

The Zulu vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Zulu Alphabets and French 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 French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Zulu and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Zulu is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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