Indonesian and Khmer Speaking countries
Countries
Indonesia
  
Cambodia
  
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
  
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:
- 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 Interesting Facts:
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
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.