Countries
Cambodia
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Australia, France, United States of America
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Lao Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
obrigado
How Are You?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
Como você está?
Good Evening
ND
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
ND
boa Tarde
Dialect 1
Northern Khmer
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Brazil
Dialect 2
Khmer Krom
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Portugal
Dialect 3
Western Khmer
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
Português
Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer
Português
French Name
khmer central
portugais
German Name
Kambodschanisch
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Portuguese people or portugueses
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Khmer
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Modern Khmer
Portuguese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
khme1253
port1283
Linguasphere
Not Available
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available
All Khmer and Portuguese 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 Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Khmer and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khmer are spoken in different Khmer Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khmer vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer, Khmer Krom. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Khmer and Portuguese Speaking population
Khmer and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khmer and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Khmer and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Khmer vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Khmer and Portuguese Language Codes
Khmer and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Khmer and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.