Khmer and Dzongkha
Countries
Cambodia
Bhutan
National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Bhutan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, France, United States of America
India
Regulated By
Not Available
Dzongkha Development Commission
Interesting Facts
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Lao Language
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Khmer
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
ND
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
ND
Not Available
Good Afternoon
ND
Not Available
Good Morning
ND
Not Available
I Love You
ND
Nga cheu lu ga
Dialect 1
Northern Khmer
Laya
Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Bhutan
Dialect 2
Khmer Krom
Lunana
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Bhutan
Dialect 3
Western Khmer
Adap
Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand
Bhutan
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
khmer central
dzongkha
German Name
Kambodschanisch
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
Not available
Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Ngalop people
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
Proto-Khmer
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Khmer
Dzongkha
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
khme1253
nucl1307
Linguasphere
Not Available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available
All Khmer and Dzongkha 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 Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Khmer and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khmer are spoken in different Khmer Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khmer vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer, Khmer Krom. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Khmer and Dzongkha Speaking population
Khmer and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khmer and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Khmer and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is Not Available. 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 Dzongkha on Khmer vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Khmer and Dzongkha Language Codes
Khmer and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Khmer and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.