Amharic and Khmer
Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Cambodia
National Language
Ethiopia
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
Not Available
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Interesting Facts
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
Similar To
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Lao Language
Derived From
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Pali and Sanskrit Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
amesege'nallo'
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
ND
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
ND
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
ND
I Love You
afekirishalehu
ND
Dialect 1
Gondar
Northern Khmer
Where They Speak
Gondar
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Gojjami
Khmer Krom
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Vietnam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Showa
Western Khmer
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Cambodia, Thailand
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
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ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Cambodian, Khmer
French Name
amharique
khmer central
German Name
Amharisch
Kambodschanisch
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
Ethnicity
Amharas
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Semitic
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Branch
Ethiopic
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Early Forms
Ge'ez
Proto-Khmer
Standard Forms
Amharic
Modern Khmer
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
amha1245
khme1253
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
Not Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic, Isolating
All Amharic 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 Amharic and Khmer dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Khmer language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Khmer Dialects are spoken in different Khmer speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Khmer Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer , Khmer Krom. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Khmer Speaking population
Amharic and Khmer speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Khmer languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Khmer Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % 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 Amharic and Khmer on Amharic vs Khmer where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Khmer Language Codes
Amharic and Khmer language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Khmer Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
