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Khmer and Khmer


Khmer and Khmer


Countries

Countries
Cambodia   
Cambodia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam   
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, France, United States of America   
Australia, France, United States of America   

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.
  
  • Khmer is not the tonal language.
  • Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
  

Similar To
Lao Language   
Lao Language   

Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages   
Pali and Sanskrit Languages   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Khmer-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Khmer-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
53   
32
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20   
17
20   
17

How Many Consonants
33   
23
33   
23

Scripts
Khmer   
Khmer   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ND   
ND   

Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)   
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)   

How Are You?
អ្នក​សុខសប្បាយ​ទេ   
អ្នក​សុខសប្បាយ​ទេ   

Good Night
ND   
ND   

Good Evening
ND   
ND   

Good Afternoon
ND   
ND   

Good Morning
ND   
ND   

Please
ND   
ND   

Sorry
ND   
ND   

Bye
ND   
ND   

I Love You
ND   
ND   

Excuse Me
ND   
ND   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Khmer   
Northern Khmer   

Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America   
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America   

How Many People Speak
1,400,000.00   
26
1,400,000.00   
26

Dialect 2
Khmer Krom   
Khmer Krom   

Where They Speak
Vietnam   
Vietnam   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
1,200,000.00   
24

Dialect 3
Western Khmer   
Western Khmer   

Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand   
Cambodia, Thailand   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
16.00 million   
99+
16.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.24 %   
99+
0.24 %   
99+

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)   
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)   

Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer   
Cambodian, Khmer   

French Name
khmer central   
khmer central   

German Name
Kambodschanisch   
Kambodschanisch   

Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]   
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]   

Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer   
Khmer, Northern Khmer   

History

Origin
14   
14   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Khmer   
Proto-Khmer   

Standard Forms
Modern Khmer   
Modern Khmer   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
km   
km   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
khm   
khm   

ISO 639 2/B
khm   
khm   

ISO 639 3
khm   
khm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
khme1253   
khme1253   

Linguasphere
Not Available   
Not Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Analytic, Isolating   

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All Khmer and Khmer 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 Khmer dialects. Various dialects of Khmer and Khmer language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khmer are spoken in different Khmer Speaking Countries whereas Khmer Dialects are spoken in different Khmer speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khmer vs Khmer Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer, Khmer Krom. Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer , Khmer Krom. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Khmer and Khmer Speaking population

Khmer and Khmer speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khmer and Khmer languages can be compared. The total count of Khmer and Khmer Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 %. 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 Khmer on Khmer vs Khmer where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Khmer and Khmer Language Codes

Khmer and Khmer language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Khmer and Khmer Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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