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Zulu vs Sundanese


Sundanese vs Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
West Java   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
Indonesia   

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language   
Madurese and Malay Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57   
34
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
50   
35
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin, Sundanese   

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   
Halo   

Thank You
Ngiyabonga   
Nuhun   

How Are You?
unjani   
Kumaha kabarna?   

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku   
Wilujeng kulem   

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa   
Wilujeng wengi   

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama   
Wilujeng siang   

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni   
Wilujeng énjing   

Please
Ngiyacela   
Mangga   

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa   
Hapunten   

Bye
bye   
Wilujeng angkat   

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena   
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Punten   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Western dialect   

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa   
Banten   

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   
Northern dialect   

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa   
Bogor   

Dialect 3
Ndebele   
Priangan dialect   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Bandung   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
39.00 million   
32

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
0.57 %   
27

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
38.00 million   
26

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
isiZulu   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda   
Priangan, Sunda   

French Name
zoulou   
soundanais   

German Name
Zulu-Sprache   
Sundanesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Zulu people   
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui   

History

Origin
19   
5th century AD   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Indonesian   

Branch
Beatu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Sundanese   

Language Position
87   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
zu   
su   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul   
sun   

ISO 639 2/B
zul   
sun   

ISO 639 3
zul   
sun   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
zulu1248   
sund1251   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Zulu and Sundanese Language History

Comparison of Zulu vs Sundanese language history gives us differences between origin of Zulu and Sundanese language. History of Zulu language states that this language originated in 19 whereas history of Sundanese language states that this language originated in 5th century AD. 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 Sundanese Language History.

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

Zulu vs Sundanese Difficulty

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

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