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Zulu vs Galician


Galician vs Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Galicia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
Galicia   

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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board   
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   

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.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language   
Portuguese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57   
34
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
50   
35
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona   
Ola   

Thank You
Ngiyabonga   
Grazas   

How Are You?
unjani   
Que tal estás?   

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku   
Boas noites   

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa   
Boa tarde   

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama   
Boa tarde   

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni   
Bos días   

Please
Ngiyacela   
Por favor   

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa   
Síntoo!   

Bye
bye   
Adeus   

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena   
Ámote   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Perdoe!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Eastern Galician   

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa   
East Galicia   

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   
Central Galician   

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa   
Central Galicia   

Dialect 3
Ndebele   
Western Galician   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
West Galicia   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
2.40 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
isiZulu   
Galego   

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda   
Galego, Gallego   

French Name
zoulou   
galicien   

German Name
Zulu-Sprache   
Galicisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ɡaˈleɣo]   

Ethnicity
Zulu people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
19   
c. 1175   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Beatu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Galician   

Language Position
87   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
zu   
gl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul   
glg   

ISO 639 2/B
zul   
glg   

ISO 639 3
zul   
glg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
zulu1248   
gali1258   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg   
51-AAA-ab   

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 Galician Language History

Comparison of Zulu vs Galician language history gives us differences between origin of Zulu and Galician language. History of Zulu language states that this language originated in 19 whereas history of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175. 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 Galician Language History.

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

Zulu vs Galician Difficulty

The Zulu vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of Zulu Alphabets and Galician 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 Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Zulu and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Zulu is 44 weeks while to learn Galician time required is Not Available.

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