Khmer and Zulu
Countries
Cambodia
South Africa
National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, France, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
- 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.
Similar To
Lao Language
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
ជំរាបសួរ (jomreab suor)
Sawubona
Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
unjani
Good Night
រាត្រីលា
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
ល្ងង់អរិយដ្ឋរ
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
លើកលែងរសៀល
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
អរុណប្រចាំឡើង
okuhle ekuseni
Bye
លាស់ជាស្រី (leah sah srey)
bye
I Love You
បងបានស្រលាញ់អូន
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Dialect 1
Northern Khmer
Qwabe
Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Khmer Krom
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Western Khmer
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand
Zimbabwe
Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
khmer central
zoulou
German Name
Kambodschanisch
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
[zuːlu]
Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Zulu people
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Proto-Khmer
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Modern Khmer
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Khmer Sign Language
Zulu Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
khme1253
zulu1248
Linguasphere
48-ACB
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Khmer and Zulu Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Khmer and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Khmer and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khmer are spoken in different Khmer Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khmer vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer, Khmer Krom. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Khmer and Zulu Speaking population
Khmer and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khmer and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Khmer and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Khmer and Zulu on Khmer vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Khmer and Zulu Language Codes
Khmer and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Khmer and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.