Khmer and Chinese Speaking countries
Countries
Cambodia
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
China, Taiwan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, France, United States of America
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
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Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Interesting Facts
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
Lao Language
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Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
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Khmer and Chinese as Minority Language
In Khmer and Chinese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Khmer and Chinese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Khmer as minority language: Australia, France, United States of America.
- Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
If you want to compare Khmer and Chinese dialects, then you can go to Khmer vs Chinese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Khmer and Chinese Regulators
Khmer and Chinese speaking countries provide you Khmer and Chinese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Khmer is not regulated.Chinese is regulated by Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council. Also get to learn, Khmer and Chinese Language History.
Khmer and Chinese Continents
Thinking about Khmer and Chinese continents in which Khmer and Chinese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Khmer and Chinese. Most of the Khmer speaking countries lie in Asia. While Chinese 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 Khmer and Chinese languages:
Khmer Interesting Facts:
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
Chinese Interesting Facts:
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
The Khmer language was derived from Pali and Sanskrit Languages and is similar to Lao Language whereas Khmer language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.