Zulu and Khmer
Countries
South Africa
Cambodia
National Language
South Africa
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, France, United States of America
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Not Available
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.
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
Similar To
Xhosa Language
Lao Language
Derived From
Not Available
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
How Are You?
unjani
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
ND
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
ND
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
ND
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
ND
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
ND
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Northern Khmer
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Khmer Krom
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Vietnam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Western Khmer
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Cambodia, Thailand
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Cambodian, Khmer
French Name
zoulou
khmer central
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Kambodschanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Beatu
Not Available
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Proto-Khmer
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Modern Khmer
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
zulu1248
khme1253
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
Not Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
All Zulu and Khmer 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 Zulu and Khmer dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Khmer language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Khmer Dialects are spoken in different Khmer speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Khmer Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer , Khmer Krom. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Khmer Speaking population
Zulu and Khmer speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Khmer languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Khmer Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 %. 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 Zulu and Khmer on Zulu vs Khmer where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Khmer Language Codes
Zulu and Khmer language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Khmer Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.