Zulu vs Swedish
Countries
South Africa
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
National Language
South Africa
Sweden
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Finland
Speaking Continents
Africa
Antartica, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
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 Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Norwegian and Danish Language
Derived From
Not Available
Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
tacka dig
How Are You?
unjani
hur mår du
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
godnatt
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
god kväll
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
god eftermiddag
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
god morgon
Please
Ngiyacela
vänligen
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
jag älskar dig
Excuse Me
Uxolo
ursäkta mig
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Gabon
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Dialects
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Georgia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Dialects
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
France
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
Svenska
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Ruotsi, Svenska
French Name
zoulou
suédois
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Schwedisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Germanic
Branch
Beatu
Northern (Scandinavian)
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Old Swedish
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Standard Swedish
Signed Forms
Not Available
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
swed1254
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
52-AAA-ck to -cw
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Zulu and Swedish Language History
Comparison of Zulu vs Swedish language history gives us differences between origin of Zulu and Swedish language. History of Zulu language states that this language originated in 19 whereas history of Swedish language states that this language originated in 13th 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 Swedish Language History.
Zulu and Swedish 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 Swedish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Zulu and Swedish language. Zulu word for "Hello" is Sawubona or Swedish word for "Thank You" is tacka dig. Find more of such common Zulu Greetings and Swedish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Zulu vs Swedish Difficulty
The Zulu vs Swedish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Zulu Alphabets and Swedish 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 Swedish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Zulu and Swedish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Zulu is 44 weeks while to learn Swedish time required is 24 weeks.
