Khmer and Amharic
Countries
Cambodia
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, France, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
- 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.
Similar To
Lao Language
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Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
Dehina newot?
Good Evening
ND
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
ND
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
ND
i'ndemin adäru
I Love You
ND
afekirishalehu
Dialect 1
Northern Khmer
Gondar
Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Gondar
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Khmer Krom
Gojjami
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Western Khmer
Showa
Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand
Ethiopia
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
Not Available
Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
khmer central
amharique
German Name
Kambodschanisch
Amharisch
Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Amharas
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Semitic
Branch
Not Available
Ethiopic
Early Forms
Proto-Khmer
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Modern Khmer
Amharic
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
khme1253
amha1245
Linguasphere
Not Available
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Fusional
All Khmer and Amharic 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 Khmer and Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Khmer and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khmer are spoken in different Khmer Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khmer vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer, Khmer Krom. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Khmer and Amharic Speaking population
Khmer and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khmer and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Khmer and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Khmer and Amharic on Khmer vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Khmer and Amharic Language Codes
Khmer and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Khmer and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
