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Zulu vs Telugu


Telugu vs Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

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

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

Alphabets
57   
34
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
19   
16

How Many Consonants
50   
35
41   
30

Scripts
Latin   
Telugu Script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Ndebele   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
1.15 %   
15

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   

History

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   

Language Position
87   
99+
15   
14

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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Zulu and Telugu Language History

Comparison of Zulu vs Telugu language history gives us differences between origin of Zulu and Telugu language. History of Zulu language states that this language originated in 19 whereas history of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575. 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 Telugu Language History.

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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.

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