Countries
South Africa
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
South Africa
  
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
  
Karnataka
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
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.
  
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
Similar To
Xhosa Language
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Sawubona
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
unjani
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
Ngiyacela
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
bye
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
Uxolo
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Qwabe
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Ndebele
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
30.00 million
  
36
80.00 million
  
20
Native Speakers
12.00 million
  
99+
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
16.00 million
  
17
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
isiZulu
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
zoulou
  
télougou
  
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Zulu people
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
19
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Beatu
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
urban Zulu
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
  
Telugu
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
zu
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
zul
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
zul
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
zul
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
zulu1248
  
telu1262
  
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Zulu and Telugu 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 Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Zulu and Telugu language. Zulu word for "Hello" is Sawubona or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Zulu Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Zulu vs Telugu Difficulty
The Zulu vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Zulu Alphabets and Telugu 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 Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Zulu and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Zulu is 44 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.