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Khmer and Telugu


Telugu and Khmer


Countries

Countries
Cambodia   
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam   
Andra Pradesh, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Karnataka   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, France, United States of America   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   

Interesting Facts
  • Khmer is not the tonal language.
  • Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
  
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  

Similar To
Lao Language   
Tamil   

Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20   
17
19   
16

How Many Consonants
33   
23
41   
30

Scripts
Khmer   
Telugu Script   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ND   
హలో (Halō)   

Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)   
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   

How Are You?
អ្នក​សុខសប្បាយ​ទេ   
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   

Good Night
ND   
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
ND   
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   

Good Afternoon
ND   
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   

Good Morning
ND   
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   

Please
ND   
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   

Sorry
ND   
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   

Bye
ND   
బై (Bai)   

I Love You
ND   
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   

Excuse Me
ND   
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Khmer   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
1,400,000.00   
26
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
Khmer Krom   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
Vietnam   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Western Khmer   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
16.00 million   
99+
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
0.24 %   
99+
1.15 %   
15

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)   
తెలుగు (telugu)   

Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer   
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   

French Name
khmer central   
télougou   

German Name
Kambodschanisch   
Telugu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer   
Telugu people   

History

Origin
14   
c. 575   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Khmer   
Early Telugu epigraphy   

Standard Forms
Modern Khmer   
Telugu   

Language Position
Not Available   
15   
14

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
km   
te   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
khm   
tel   

ISO 639 2/B
khm   
tel   

ISO 639 3
khm   
tel   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
khme1253   
telu1262   

Linguasphere
Not Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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

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Khmer and Telugu Speaking population

Khmer and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khmer and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Khmer and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. 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 Telugu on Khmer vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Khmer and Telugu Language Codes

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

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