Malaysian and Zulu
Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
South Africa
National Language
Malaysia
South Africa
Second Language
Indonesia
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Thailand
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
- 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
Indonesian Language
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Tamil Language
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Alphabets in
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Thank You
terima kasih
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
Apa khabar?
unjani
Good Night
Selamat Malam
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
Selamat Petang
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
Selamat pagi
okuhle ekuseni
I Love You
Saya sayang kamu
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
Maafkan saya
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Pekal
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Georgia, South Africa
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Zimbabwe
Native Name
Bahasa melayu
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Bahasa Malaysia
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
malais
zoulou
German Name
Malaiisch
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
[zuːlu]
Ethnicity
Malaysian people
Zulu people
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
Zulu Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
stan1306
zulu1248
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Malaysian 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 Malaysian and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Malaysian and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malaysian are spoken in different Malaysian Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malaysian vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu, Pekal. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malaysian and Zulu Speaking population
Malaysian and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % 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 Malaysian and Zulu on Malaysian vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malaysian and Zulu Language Codes
Malaysian and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malaysian and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.