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Cebuano and Khmer


Khmer and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Cambodia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam   

Second Language
Philippines   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, France, United States of America   

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • Khmer is not the tonal language.
  • Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language   
Lao Language   

Derived From
Island of Cebu   
Pali and Sanskrit Languages   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Khmer-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
21   
3
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
20   
17

How Many Consonants
16   
6
33   
23

Scripts
Latin   
Khmer   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks   
1
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hoy   
ND   

Thank You
Salamat   
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)   

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?   
អ្នក​សុខសប្បាយ​ទេ   

Good Night
Maayong Gabii   
ND   

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii   
ND   

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon   
ND   

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag   
ND   

Please
Palihug   
ND   

Sorry
Ikasubo ko   
ND   

Bye
Babay   
ND   

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw   
ND   

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi   
ND   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano   
Northern Khmer   

Where They Speak
Bohol   
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,400,000.00   
26

Dialect 2
Southern Kana   
Khmer Krom   

Where They Speak
southern Leyte   
Vietnam   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,200,000.00   
24

Dialect 3
North Kana   
Western Khmer   

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte   
Cambodia, Thailand   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
16.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.32 %   
38
0.24 %   
99+

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
13.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million   
19
Not Available   

Native Name
Visayan   
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)   

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   
Cambodian, Khmer   

French Name
cebuano   
khmer central   

German Name
Cebuano   
Kambodschanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]   

Ethnicity
Cebuano people   
Khmer, Northern Khmer   

History

Origin
16th century   
14   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Proto-Khmer   

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano   
Modern Khmer   

Language Position
62   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
km   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb   
khm   

ISO 639 2/B
ceb   
khm   

ISO 639 3
ceb   
khm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
cebu1242   
khme1253   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
Not Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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All Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Khmer dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Khmer language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Khmer Dialects are spoken in different Khmer speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Khmer Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer , Khmer Krom. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Cebuano and Khmer Speaking population

Cebuano and Khmer speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Khmer languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Khmer Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % 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 Cebuano and Khmer on Cebuano vs Khmer where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Khmer Language Codes

Cebuano and Khmer language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Khmer Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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