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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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