Khmer and Japanese
National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Japan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Australia, France, United States of America
Palau
Regulated By
Not Available
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Interesting Facts
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Lao Language
Korean Language
Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
ND
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
ND
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
ND
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
ND
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
ND
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
ND
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
ND
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
I Love You
ND
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
ND
すみません (Sumimasen)
Dialect 1
Northern Khmer
Sanuki
Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Kagawa
Dialect 2
Khmer Krom
Hakata
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Fukuoka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Western Khmer
Kansai
Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand
kansai
Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
日本語
Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer
Not Available
French Name
khmer central
japonais
German Name
Kambodschanisch
Japanisch
Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Khmer
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Modern Khmer
Japanese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
khme1253
nucl1643
Linguasphere
Not Available
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Khmer and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Khmer and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khmer are spoken in different Khmer Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khmer vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer, Khmer Krom. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Khmer and Japanese Speaking population
Khmer and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khmer and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Khmer and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Khmer vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Khmer and Japanese Language Codes
Khmer and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Khmer and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
