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Indonesian and Khmer Speaking countries


Khmer and Indonesian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Indonesia   
Cambodia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Indonesia   
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam   

Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands   
Australia, France, United States of America   

Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  
  • Khmer is not the tonal language.
  • Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
  

Similar To
Malay language   
Lao Language   

Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages   
Pali and Sanskrit Languages   

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Indonesian and Khmer as Minority Language

In Indonesian and Khmer speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and Khmer as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
  • Khmer as minority language: Australia, France, United States of America.

If you want to compare Indonesian and Khmer dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs Khmer Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Indonesian and Khmer Regulators

Indonesian and Khmer speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Khmer regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Khmer is not regulated. Also get to learn, Indonesian and Khmer Language History.

Indonesian and Khmer Continents

Thinking about Indonesian and Khmer continents in which Indonesian and Khmer speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and Khmer. Most of the Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Khmer speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Indonesian and Khmer languages:

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

Khmer Interesting Facts:

The Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Lao Language and derived from Pali and Sanskrit Languages.

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