Countries
Cambodia
India, Manipur
National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
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
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Lao Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
ND
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
ND
Not Available
Good Afternoon
ND
Not Available
Good Morning
ND
Nongale haugatl
I Love You
ND
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
ND
Not Available
Dialect 1
Northern Khmer
Loi
Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Burma, Laos
Dialect 2
Khmer Krom
Pangal
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Western Khmer
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
khmer central
Meithei
German Name
Kambodschanisch
Meithei
Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Meithei people
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Khmer
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Khmer
Standard Meithei
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 1
km
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
khme1253
mani1292
Linguasphere
Not Available
omp
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Khmer and Meithei 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 Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Khmer and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khmer are spoken in different Khmer Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khmer vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer, Khmer Krom. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Khmer and Meithei Speaking population
Khmer and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khmer and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Khmer and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei 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 Meithei on Khmer vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Khmer and Meithei Language Codes
Khmer and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Khmer and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
