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Zulu vs Marathi


Marathi vs Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
South Africa  
India  

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Israel, Mauritius  

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  

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.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language  
Konkani Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  

Alphabets
57  
34
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
16  
13

How Many Consonants
50  
35
36  
26

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
unjani  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  

Please
Ngiyacela  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  

Bye
bye  
बाय (Bāya)  

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Maharashtrian Konkani  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
Kokan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
2,400,000.00  
23

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
Varhadi  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
Vidarbha  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
7,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Khandeshi  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
Khandesh  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,900,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
42  
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
71.00 million  
25

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
1.10 %  
18

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
68.00 million  
16

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
17
3.00 million  
32

Native Name
isiZulu  
मराठी (marāṭhī)  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  

French Name
zoulou  
marathe  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Marathi  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Marathi people  

History

Origin
19  
10th century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Beatu  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
Maharashtri Prakrit  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Marathi  

Language Position
87  
99+
17  
15

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
mr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
mar  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
mar  

ISO 639 3
zul  
mar  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
mara1378  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
omr  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Zulu and Marathi Language History

Comparison of Zulu vs Marathi language history gives us differences between origin of Zulu and Marathi language. History of Zulu language states that this language originated in 19 whereas history of Marathi language states that this language originated in 10th 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 Marathi Language History.

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

Zulu vs Marathi Difficulty

The Zulu vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Zulu Alphabets and Marathi 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 Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Zulu and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Zulu is 44 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.

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