Khmer and Kurdish
Countries
Cambodia
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Middle East
Minority Language
Australia, France, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
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Interesting Facts
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Lao Language
Farsi Language
Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Khmer
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
Sipas
How Are You?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
Tu çawa yî?
Good Evening
ND
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
ND
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
ND
Bayanit bash
I Love You
ND
Ez te hez dikem
Dialect 1
Northern Khmer
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Khmer Krom
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Western Khmer
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer
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French Name
khmer central
kurde
German Name
Kambodschanisch
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
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Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Kurds
Origin
14
16th century CE
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Indo-Iranian
Branch
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Early Forms
Proto-Khmer
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Standard Forms
Modern Khmer
Kurdish
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
khme1253
kurd1259
Linguasphere
Not Available
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Khmer and Kurdish 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 Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Khmer and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khmer are spoken in different Khmer Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khmer vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer, Khmer Krom. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Khmer and Kurdish Speaking population
Khmer and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khmer and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Khmer and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Khmer vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Khmer and Kurdish Language Codes
Khmer and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Khmer and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.